I love to frame things and Iām crazy about cropping. Here are some of my recently harvested crops.
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Saffron Rose. 8lbs 10oz. Born 24.9.20 Happy Grandpa. Itās a fantastic Clay! š
āKiteā is me giving up and saying āI canāt write a hit singleā. Iād done most of the album [From Monday to Sunday] and it was like āThis is your big comeback, Nick, youāve signed to Sony". I was trying too hard. Iād never tried to write a hit single, they were just hit singles because you were being creative. So I said āIan [Shaw], give me a beatā, and I just played along, A minor, C, G and D. Itās my favourite collection of chords that I have used. - From a 2018 interview with God Is In The TV #NickHeyward #FromMondayToSunday #Kite #1993
The concept for The Stars video was something Nick talked about doing for long time and came to be after he found some vintage puppets while on holiday in Rye, UK. The Stars was the third single from Woodland Echoes and released as a limited edition clear vinyl 10" for Record Store Day 2018. #nickheyward #woodlandechoes #thestars #handpuppet #handpuppets #vintagepuppet #tampa #officialvideo #wholesome #wholesomeness #puppetry #puppets
Join the Song Club listening party and be among the first to hear this wonderful compilation in its entirety. @ChrisDifford is hosting the event on Zoom this Saturday at 8pm UK time and heāll be joined by Nick and other artists featured on the album to talk about their songs. All funds raised for the listening party will benefit the @RCNFoundation. To reserve your place make a donation to the RCN via JustGiving (link in bio - choose Zoom). The event login details will immediately be sent to your email. #songclub #nickheyward #listeningparty
There's a YouTube full discography playlist updated with all the official music videos as well as lyric videos we've done. Have we missed any? Link in bio and here: https://ffm.to/discography Links are also included for the Spotify and Pandora discog playlists as well. Sorry no videos on these ones, though!
On A Sunday. From #TimsTwitterListeningParty earlier this year: "Please excuse the name drop here, but Paul McCartney told me he really liked this song and the guitar on it. āWas that you?ā I said yes and that moment I could have died and gone to heaven" And: āāI love the brass on this song. Always have done. It takes me back to Air Studios Sunday morning recording sessions. Geoff parking his old Mercedes actually on the corner in Oxford Circus. There were lots of things you could do on a Sunday in 1983 and one of them was parking anywhere. And it was empty and peaceful. You could hear birdsong in Oxford Street on a Sunday.ā #timstwitterlisteningparty #nickheyward #northofamiracle #onasunday #sunday #sundayvibes
Here in my studio and on Patreon. Album going really well. Lots of love, Nick x Link in bio to: patreon.com/nickheyward #patreon #patreonartist #patreoncreator #newalbum #nickheyward
So glad to be involved in @chrisdifford's 'Song Club' compilation to benefit the @rcnfoundation COVID-19 Support Fund. Album out 23 October. All songs on the album were inspired by the photography of @hannahgracedeller_photography. Pre-save/pre-order: https://slinky.to/SongClub
Popped out. Been ages. Right, back to work. LOVE recording more than ever. Itās a revelation š”š¶āļø
Who? The second lyric video from Woodland Echoes we uploaded to YouTube today. I wrote the lyrics when I didn't know the answer to the question and the music when I did - it all happened through a process of doing and becoming. Ask and you shall receive... maybe not right away and sometimes it takes years. My fiancĆ©e and I used to live in a little cottage in the country near a pub called The Crooked Billet. Every Friday and Saturday night during the summer weād hear gypsy jazz drifting over the fields. This is tipping my hat to that sound. I worked on it with my old friend and jazz fanatic, Phil Taylor, and he really pushed me as a musician and helped produce some of the best work on Woodland Echoes. I love his BVs here. We would usually spend most of the day with tea and cakes and talking about anything but music before we start work. This is how I create. Most of the recording time is setting up the atmosphere for the gushing to happen. #NickHeyward #WoodlandEchoes #NaturePop #LyricVideo #Who
Today's Woodland Echoes' 3rd anniversary and to celebrate we've re-opened the webshop at NickHeyward.com and uploaded two new lyric videos to YouTube. Here's a snippet of the first - Beautiful Morning. For me, this song is the gentle unfolding of the day and waking up in nature. #NickHeyward #WoodlandEchoes #NaturePop #LyricVideo #BeautifulMorning
Made it over the driveway. Negotiated the sprinkler system and fought off a wren, a lizard and a strimmer to get here. This is Elysian, also known as The Ten Wild Flowers. Iām going to stay here tonight. Anyway, thought Iād share this with you as I guess most of you enjoy observing adventure, I know I do ššØ
Do you like my mask? Actually, lovely turmeric latte! God, it feels good to be out the house. Cheers! āļø
Mow your shed light. Tag a bunch of opening obstacles. Tape what happens. A rumble of earthiness. Years of being involved. Yes is a good idea. No is a big difference. Togetherness. Olaf Himalayas and the morning marinade. Tides of open hearted people. Power update. Atoned tree for you and me. Oily leaves and the fragrant caribou. Making up a new river of circumstances beyond our control. Whatever the pump said was right. A bright and happy feeling beneath the ridiculous size of your hope. In other words, three cushions on a chair in the lounge šŖ
In my home studio recording drums for my new album with two mics - a Shure Beta 52A in the bass drum and a Neumann TLM 107 overhead š
Bless her. Grandma is ready for yoga. Ear infections, kidney troubles and arthritis wonāt stop this gal!
Satisfying week in the studio. No idea what Iām doing but it feels good š #homerecordingstudio #newalbum
Satisfying day in the garden. No idea what Iām doing but it feels good š
Have a wonderful week. Keep that halter neck and loincloth taut and those shoulders nice and loose. Cheers āļø
A solitary bee hotel through the bougainvillea. It would be sillier not to stay. Breakfast right on your doorstep š #pollination
āEmbrace the new beginningsā #gulffritillary #animalspeak
I once saw a coyote turn around and acknowledge my presence before calmly entering this clump of trees. I always check to see if heās/sheās there when I cycle by, just in case. āDo what is best - even if it is difficultā #coyote #tedandrewsanimalspeak #pocketguide
Thank you! The impersonation account has gone šš½ Grandma is still alive and licking, though. Sheās flat out on the patio thinking of midnight, falling in love and watching the rain fall. Clever thing.
Underneath view of grandma sliding into place at yoga this morning š„šØ
Happy Fatherās Day! šš½
This account is impersonating me and sending out private messages. Please report, so it will be taken down. Many thanks, Nick šš½
Back in the garden for the weekend šŗ
As the album fills in so does the garden. Filling good! #homerecordingstudio
Got a lovely egg shaker with Carlos Santanaās wise words on it today. My choruses are going to get moving and grooving. Hatch baby, hatch! š¤
We replaced the fill valve on our toilet yesterday. The informationās all out there now isnāt it. From drum tuning to plumbing tips. Handy. $8.00 for the part šš½ #allhandstothepump #teamwork
Grandmaās corner. Have a great weekend. Peace āš½ #rescuecat #lifeofriley
Up the funky junction āI never thought it would happenā āŗļø #skippy #homestudio #squeezedinthecorner #selfsufficiency #ratherniffty #squeezelyrics #deepjoy
Got my kit into the car! āI told a girl I can start right away. And she said, "listen, babe, I got something to say. I got no car and it's breaking my heart. But I've found a driver and that's a start.ā #recording #songwriting #drums #newrhythms #beatleslyrics #rocknroll
Saffron Rose. 8lbs 10oz. Born 24.9.20 Happy Grandpa. Itās a fantastic Clay! š
āKiteā is me giving up and saying āI canāt write a hit singleā. Iād done most of the album [From Monday to Sunday] and it was like āThis is your big comeback, Nick, youāve signed to Sony". I was trying too hard. Iād never tried to write a hit single, they were just hit singles because you were being creative. So I said āIan [Shaw], give me a beatā, and I just played along, A minor, C, G and D. Itās my favourite collection of chords that I have used. - From a 2018 interview with God Is In The TV #NickHeyward #FromMondayToSunday #Kite #1993
The concept for The Stars video was something Nick talked about doing for long time and came to be after he found some vintage puppets while on holiday in Rye, UK. The Stars was the third single from Woodland Echoes and released as a limited edition clear vinyl 10" for Record Store Day 2018. #nickheyward #woodlandechoes #thestars #handpuppet #handpuppets #vintagepuppet #tampa #officialvideo #wholesome #wholesomeness #puppetry #puppets
Join the Song Club listening party and be among the first to hear this wonderful compilation in its entirety. @ChrisDifford is hosting the event on Zoom this Saturday at 8pm UK time and heāll be joined by Nick and other artists featured on the album to talk about their songs. All funds raised for the listening party will benefit the @RCNFoundation. To reserve your place make a donation to the RCN via JustGiving (link in bio - choose Zoom). The event login details will immediately be sent to your email. #songclub #nickheyward #listeningparty
There's a YouTube full discography playlist updated with all the official music videos as well as lyric videos we've done. Have we missed any? Link in bio and here: https://ffm.to/discography Links are also included for the Spotify and Pandora discog playlists as well. Sorry no videos on these ones, though!
On A Sunday. From #TimsTwitterListeningParty earlier this year: "Please excuse the name drop here, but Paul McCartney told me he really liked this song and the guitar on it. āWas that you?ā I said yes and that moment I could have died and gone to heaven" And: āāI love the brass on this song. Always have done. It takes me back to Air Studios Sunday morning recording sessions. Geoff parking his old Mercedes actually on the corner in Oxford Circus. There were lots of things you could do on a Sunday in 1983 and one of them was parking anywhere. And it was empty and peaceful. You could hear birdsong in Oxford Street on a Sunday.ā #timstwitterlisteningparty #nickheyward #northofamiracle #onasunday #sunday #sundayvibes
Here in my studio and on Patreon. Album going really well. Lots of love, Nick x Link in bio to: patreon.com/nickheyward #patreon #patreonartist #patreoncreator #newalbum #nickheyward
So glad to be involved in @chrisdifford's 'Song Club' compilation to benefit the @rcnfoundation COVID-19 Support Fund. Album out 23 October. All songs on the album were inspired by the photography of @hannahgracedeller_photography. Pre-save/pre-order: https://slinky.to/SongClub
Popped out. Been ages. Right, back to work. LOVE recording more than ever. Itās a revelation š”š¶āļø
Who? The second lyric video from Woodland Echoes we uploaded to YouTube today. I wrote the lyrics when I didn't know the answer to the question and the music when I did - it all happened through a process of doing and becoming. Ask and you shall receive... maybe not right away and sometimes it takes years. My fiancĆ©e and I used to live in a little cottage in the country near a pub called The Crooked Billet. Every Friday and Saturday night during the summer weād hear gypsy jazz drifting over the fields. This is tipping my hat to that sound. I worked on it with my old friend and jazz fanatic, Phil Taylor, and he really pushed me as a musician and helped produce some of the best work on Woodland Echoes. I love his BVs here. We would usually spend most of the day with tea and cakes and talking about anything but music before we start work. This is how I create. Most of the recording time is setting up the atmosphere for the gushing to happen. #NickHeyward #WoodlandEchoes #NaturePop #LyricVideo #Who
Today's Woodland Echoes' 3rd anniversary and to celebrate we've re-opened the webshop at NickHeyward.com and uploaded two new lyric videos to YouTube. Here's a snippet of the first - Beautiful Morning. For me, this song is the gentle unfolding of the day and waking up in nature. #NickHeyward #WoodlandEchoes #NaturePop #LyricVideo #BeautifulMorning
Made it over the driveway. Negotiated the sprinkler system and fought off a wren, a lizard and a strimmer to get here. This is Elysian, also known as The Ten Wild Flowers. Iām going to stay here tonight. Anyway, thought Iād share this with you as I guess most of you enjoy observing adventure, I know I do ššØ
Do you like my mask? Actually, lovely turmeric latte! God, it feels good to be out the house. Cheers! āļø
Mow your shed light. Tag a bunch of opening obstacles. Tape what happens. A rumble of earthiness. Years of being involved. Yes is a good idea. No is a big difference. Togetherness. Olaf Himalayas and the morning marinade. Tides of open hearted people. Power update. Atoned tree for you and me. Oily leaves and the fragrant caribou. Making up a new river of circumstances beyond our control. Whatever the pump said was right. A bright and happy feeling beneath the ridiculous size of your hope. In other words, three cushions on a chair in the lounge šŖ
In my home studio recording drums for my new album with two mics - a Shure Beta 52A in the bass drum and a Neumann TLM 107 overhead š
Bless her. Grandma is ready for yoga. Ear infections, kidney troubles and arthritis wonāt stop this gal!
Satisfying week in the studio. No idea what Iām doing but it feels good š #homerecordingstudio #newalbum
Satisfying day in the garden. No idea what Iām doing but it feels good š
Have a wonderful week. Keep that halter neck and loincloth taut and those shoulders nice and loose. Cheers āļø
A solitary bee hotel through the bougainvillea. It would be sillier not to stay. Breakfast right on your doorstep š #pollination
āEmbrace the new beginningsā #gulffritillary #animalspeak
I once saw a coyote turn around and acknowledge my presence before calmly entering this clump of trees. I always check to see if heās/sheās there when I cycle by, just in case. āDo what is best - even if it is difficultā #coyote #tedandrewsanimalspeak #pocketguide
Thank you! The impersonation account has gone šš½ Grandma is still alive and licking, though. Sheās flat out on the patio thinking of midnight, falling in love and watching the rain fall. Clever thing.
Underneath view of grandma sliding into place at yoga this morning š„šØ
Happy Fatherās Day! šš½
This account is impersonating me and sending out private messages. Please report, so it will be taken down. Many thanks, Nick šš½
Back in the garden for the weekend šŗ
As the album fills in so does the garden. Filling good! #homerecordingstudio
Got a lovely egg shaker with Carlos Santanaās wise words on it today. My choruses are going to get moving and grooving. Hatch baby, hatch! š¤
We replaced the fill valve on our toilet yesterday. The informationās all out there now isnāt it. From drum tuning to plumbing tips. Handy. $8.00 for the part šš½ #allhandstothepump #teamwork
Grandmaās corner. Have a great weekend. Peace āš½ #rescuecat #lifeofriley
Up the funky junction āI never thought it would happenā āŗļø #skippy #homestudio #squeezedinthecorner #selfsufficiency #ratherniffty #squeezelyrics #deepjoy
Got my kit into the car! āI told a girl I can start right away. And she said, "listen, babe, I got something to say. I got no car and it's breaking my heart. But I've found a driver and that's a start.ā #recording #songwriting #drums #newrhythms #beatleslyrics #rocknroll