Dan Frechette w/ Hayward Williams

Dan Frechette is a musical force. Just 28 years old, the Winnipeg-based singer/songwriter is a wealth of musical knowledge and experience. Frechette has written more 1,300 songs. He has been signed to a major songwriting contract. He has busked for a living on street corners and in subways all over North America and Europe. He---s played solo at the Winnipeg Folk Festival and is the man who penned the first hit for modern bluegrass stars The Duhks.

Now, with his first full-length solo recording, Lucky Day, Dan Frechette brings his knowledge and songwriting chops to bear on an album that brims with his unabashed enthusiasm and crackles with the sound of a writer clearing discovering the top of his game.

Hayward Williams' live performances provide fans with solid guitar playing, soaring vocals and an assortment of interesting and sometimes ironic cover material. His original music blends strong melodies with lyrics that reflect his smart sense of humor. Built on a foundation of folk, blues and soul, his material has been compared to Ryan Adams, Jeff Buckley and Beck.

"Hayward Williams' earnestly jaunty folk-rock might seem anachronistic in the prevailing musical atmosphere of self-conscious irony, but his combination of melody, restraint, and unabashed enthusiasm saves the day. Williams also boasts a voice that sounds several decades older than he actually is, lending his songs of love and loss a gravity they might not otherwise possess." -The Onion