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Stevey Hay & the RayVons

About Me

Guitarist and singer Stevey Hay has been burning up venues since his early days in Edinburgh punk bands. Fluent in guitar styles from Surf to Jazz, Blues remains his first love. He has toured as harmonica legend Charlie Musselwhite's guitarist, and appeared with Robert Cray. While covering the modern Blues canon, with a special place for the work of inspiration Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steveys own songs come on with a humorous edge, combining understated honesty with wry asides to make their point always underpinned with the rhythmic strut and swagger that instantly picks this band out of the pack."A first rate blues-rock band" - Robert McNeil, The Scotsman, 31/03/06. "One of the Gigs Of The Year" - Scots Blues News, Jan 2007. "No nonsense, inspired blues guitar magic" - Border Events, March 2007. “Larger than life bluesman Stevey Hay rolled off the hits of his main influence, Texas guitar great Stevie Ray Vaughan, and gave the faithful a taste of his emotional guitar work...” - Falkirk Herald, 04/04/07. “Rocking, good-time blues expertly delivered with soulful vocals, a swinging rhythm section, and a fistful of emotion-drenched guitar pyrotechnics. Good time guaranteed!” – thebestofedinburgh, 25/09/07.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/11/2006
Band Members: Stevey Hay - Guitar, Vocals: Angus Rose - Keyboards/Guitar: Rod Kennard - Bass: Andrew Samson - Drums.




Influences: Stevie Ray Vaughan, classic and contemporary Blues artists everywhere.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

While Stevey enjoys his sabbatical...

the RayVons rhythm section are out and about, backing European blues star Timo Gross on some Scottish dates, April 23 - May 3rd.  See www.timogross.com, or www.myspace.com/timogross for details.
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:51:00 GMT

Goodbye Stevey...

In a band discussion a couple of months back, convivial front man and bon viveur Stevey Hay announced his intention of "taking a wee Sabbatical".  After clearing the confusion arising f...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:53:00 GMT

Orkney Blues Weekend

A fine time had in Orkney at the Blues Weekend -  played Friday night in the Stromness Hotel, Saturday in the Ferry Inn just down the road, and Sunday night at the grand finale in the Stromness H...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT

You Tube clips...

from the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival can now be viewed, commented on etc...be nice, now!  Just search for "Stevey Hay" on the YouTube site at   http://uk.youtube.com...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:11:00 GMT

Harry Potter And The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

Ladies and gents  contrast and compare, if you will, this summers big blues events in Glasgow and Edinburgh Now, the RayVons have just had confirmation of our appearance at the Blues component o...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:30:00 GMT

New drummer - at last...

Hullo, good evening and welcome& to new drummer Andrew Samson, who finally underwent full baptism as a RayVon last night at the Magnesia Bank, Newcastle.  Since accepting our invitation to join ...
Posted by on Sun, 11 May 2008 05:59:00 GMT

Yellows On The Broom Festival

We had a fine time at the YOTB festival, Inverbervie last weekend.  An International Music & Arts Festival running over two days, now in its ninth year, the festival involves a widely varied ...
Posted by on Sun, 11 May 2008 05:53:00 GMT

Comings and goings - Drummer Wanted!

"I Was Born On The Aldermaston  March", as the song has it (by Stephen Duffy of the Lilac Time, on "Runout Groove", his excellent CD of last year, since you ask&).   It’s goodbye to ...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:33:00 GMT

Gig Cancellation - The George Stephenson, West Moor, Newcastle

Just had notification that our date at The George Stephenson, Newcastle this Saturday (1st May) is cancelled.  Seems the Landlord has disappeared, taking with him the gig diary and band cont...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:17:00 GMT

A Glittering Showbiz Anniversary

Convivial guitar legend Stevey Hay lately announced that during 2008, he will be celebrating his 30th year in show business.    Gathered in secret uptown location, the star-studded audience ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:39:00 GMT