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Andrew Hyra

About Me

“Hanging on to vowels and spitting out consonants, Hyra belts with so much contained conviction that you want to scoop him up . . .” Rolling Stone.

Andrew Hyra was founding member of the melodic folk/rock duo Billy Pilgrim with Kristian Bush of Sugarland. Hyra and Bush were Atlantic recording artists and shared the stage with such artists as Melissa Etheridge, John Mayer, Cowboy Junkies and Richard Thompson. Hyra’s songs have been featured on MTV’s The Real World ("Get Me Out of Here"), My So Called Life ("Try"), Baywatch ("Caroline"), Nightline ("Alison") and in various commercial spots nationally and internationally.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 17/05/2006
Band Website: andrewhyra.com
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Anybody's dream

new eye stumbles.... sleep yet never turn....  .... bare feet sticking.... to hot sun street....  .... gravel placate stick.... puncture olden days....  .... finger tap ...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:22:00 GMT

Listen here

    Haven't been tending to myspace duties as of late. Who has the time? Between Twitter and Facebook and OMP.... I just got zapped. Got to watch out for the Myspace police. It's been so long that I d...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:52:00 GMT

NORTHEAST TRIP

To any of my friends in the Northeast, I'll be playing a number of times next week. I'll be in Boston playing at various spots in the Boston open mic scene with my old friend Tone Lovell. Tone is s...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:34:00 GMT

Happy New Year

A batch of songs celebrating the new year as time passing, regeneration and a serene hope for brighter days ahead. Hope you've all had a peaceful Holiday
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:06:00 GMT

Put em on a Boat on Neil Young’s Living with War site

Here's the URL for the Living with War site. Click on over and check out some of the great songs on the site; http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwsongspage.html
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:06:00 GMT

Electioneering

Election season is thankfully nearing completion. Getting out to vote is a privilege and a serious responsibility, especially given the stark contrast presented in this campaign. I'm very grateful to ...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:58:00 GMT

Hawaii Bound

A song I wrote for my wife on her birthday before we went to Hawaii over the summer. Watching the trade winds come up in the afternoon on the islands is as peaceful a vision that I can imagine and I...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:42:00 GMT

Broke Down Fort

New Suite of Songs I'm calling Broke Down Fort. Some of my faves in here include Watching and Mama Says from BP's Atlantic days. Some unreleased tracks like Wheel is Broken and One Chance were outtake...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:15:00 GMT

Down Lo fi

Conceived and built around the country, these were recorded in a down low, blue mood. Some were retrieved on old cassettes, others laying fallow on dusty ADAT tapes waiting to be converted. So here ar...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:26:00 GMT

Happy, Peaceful and Awake...New Year

Here are some songs for the new year. With the highest intention to change the planet, make it a better place, moving along each of our personal evolutions in tune to a larger evolution of consciousne...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:01:00 GMT