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Gemma Hayes seeks Twitter requests for song to cover for free Christmas download!

Posted: Saturday 31st October 2009 at 21:20pm

Tonight Gemma Hayes posted an interesting update to her Twitter, that she plans to record a song this Thursday. She’s looking for requests from her Twitter followers on what song to cover – so if you’ve always wanted to hear Gemma play a certain song, then now’s your chance! The intention is to make the tune available as a free download over Christmas :)

Hey – an idea.I’ll record a cover and release it as a free download for Christmas.Catch is u choose the song. Most popular request wins xx

My choices would be Wham – Last Christmas, or Mew – She Came Home For Christmas

Send your request via Twitter to @gemma_hayes … but you’ll have to be quick

Update: ah… I didn’t spot that it doesn’t necessarily have to be a Christmas song :)

Okay, happy for it to be, but it doesn’t have to be a Christmas song.I’ll be recording it on Thursday. So suggestions before then please xx

Gemma Hayes Twitter - Xmas song cover request

Update2: here are some of the requests so far:

[3] Wham – Last Christmas: @faustshausuk | @hobbsy | @JussRoy
[3] Silent Night: @wilw6 | @matthew_hall | @svenassmann
[3] Merry Xmas (War is Over) @Jeremy_S_D | @walrusmuse | @KenDouglas
[2] Juliana Hatfield – Make It Home @JMK27 | @craigscrogie
[2] Sade – No Ordinary Love @jtedford | @RobbieBSweet
[2] Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps @yourcrowbar | @roddyhart
Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning @theplastictoy
Jesus and Mary Chain – Just Like Honey @theplastictoy
Slowdive – Dagger @theplastictoy
anything by kelly clarkson @beengone
Alexandra Burke – Bad Boys @bk09
The Carpenters – Superstar @bjfletcherpi
Ilse DeLange – Miracle @ClaudiaFrancis
Fleetwood Mac @benners79
Postal Service – The District Sleeps Alone Tonight @BlackPlastic
Sheila – Les Rois Mages / The Wise Men @vanessaperrin
Brendan Benson – Tiny Spark @notstate
Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas @davidbutler360
99 Luftballons @iviART
The Church – Under The Milky Way @timetunnelmusic
Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars @fraggle35
housemartins @wojsvenwoj
mighty lemon drops @wojsvenwoj
echo @wojsvenwoj
Madonna – Crazy For You @MAJAshworth
Radiohead – High and Dry (/Last Flowers?) @mutleytv
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World @KGRL
Toad The Wet Sprocket – Stupid or Nanci @KGRL
Matchbox Twenty – Soul @KGRL
Jeff Buckley – Last Goodbye @KGRL
Melanie – Ruby Tuesday @hdsander
Kevin Drew – TBTF @jtedford
Reindeer Section – You Are My Joy @tojarrett
Prince – Another Lonely Christmas @tojarrett
Jeff Buckley – Everybody Here Wants You @tojarrett
The Beatles – Oh Darling @Kavioli
Bruce Springsteen – The River @Kavioli
Crowded House – Fall At Your Feet @Kavioli
Damien Rice – Delicate @princeofsky
Fleetwood Mac / Smashing Pumpkins – Landslide @brianrainey
Bon Iver – Flume @roddyhart
The Shins – New Slang @roddyhart
Greg Lakes Christmas song @thelongdrop
Gilbert O’Sullivan – Nothing Rhymed @markthepoet
Mew – She Came Home For Christmas @hobbsy
The Pretenders – 2000 Miles @ParadoxDrive
The Pogues – Fairytale of New York @bruthamyles
Low – Just Like Christmas @rtenewsontwo
Kelly Clarkson – Haunted @Dreamer_Mike
Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan – 9 Crimes @Dreamer_Mike
Sarah McLachlan – Fallen @Dreamer_Mike
Jem – Falling For You @Dreamer_Mike
Nerina Pallot – Idaho @Dreamer_Mike
Placebo – Sleeping with Ghosts @Dreamer_Mike
Snow Patrol – Run @Dreamer_Mike
Tom Waits – Christmas Card From A Hooker @roddyhart
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here @BrianCantwell
Shania Twain – You’ve Got A Way With Me @Doovey
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas @adwoods81

Gemma Hayes to support Ray LaMontagne in Castlebar, Co. Mayo

Posted: Saturday 8th August 2009 at 22:31pm

Gemma Hayes has been announced as the support for Ray LaMontagne at the Royal Theatre and Event Centre in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland. The event takes place on Sunday 6th September 2009, and tickets are priced at 35 euros. Click here to book tickets

Watch the beautiful new Gemma Hayes video for ‘Oliver’

Posted: Wednesday 3rd June 2009 at 09:50am

Check out the new video Gemma Hayes has recorded for the track Oliver:

If you visit the YouTube URL below you can watch it in HD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onDHiQqRbhg

The song is featured on 5-track Oliver EP (originally released on 13th March 2009), which also includes Ghost, These Days, Half Light and November. You can buy the tracks individually from iTunes UK for 79p, or buy all 5 for £3.95

» Click here to purchase the Oliver EP from iTunes

Thanks to Jessika over at the Gemma Hayes MySpace Street Team for the link! Also check out reverbnation.com/gemmahayes for more info and updates

Listen to new Gemma Hayes song Ghost from forthcoming Oliver EP

Posted: Friday 20th March 2009 at 20:25pm

Gemma Hayes - Oliver EP

You can take a listen to a new Gemma Hayes song Ghost on her MySpace right now!

http://www.myspace.com/gemmahayes

The song is taken from the forthcoming 5-track Oliver EP – which was initially scheduled to be released on 9th March (via her official site and MySpace only) – but it looks like there’s a slight delay…

Here’s a couple of Gemma’s MySpace blog posts to catch you up with the news:

Slight delay
Monday, March 09, 2009

Hi

There are a few things holding up the release of the Oliver EP. Really sorry about this. Hoping to make it available by end of week. Until then I’ve put up a song for you to have a listen to.

GX

and one from last month:

Shenanigans
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Hello!

I hope everyone out there is doing good. I just wanted to let you know I recorded a five track EP. It’s called Oliver. While David Odlum and myself were playing a few gigs together a couple of months back in LA and cities close by, we began recording bits and pieces on our days off. Most of the songs were recorded at my kitchen table into the wee hours of the morning. After too many pots of tea and the odd tantrum we both sat back and listened to what we had created and were so happy with it.

It’s official release is on March 9th but only through my myspace page and website. This is just a little project David and myself decided to do for the sheer joy of it, I really hope some of you out there enjoy it too. As soon as I can I will put up a song for people to hear on the above sites.

Well that’s it for now,

Love

Gemma x

Watch the new Gemma Hayes video Home in glorious HD

Posted: Friday 20th March 2009 at 20:11pm

Gemma wrote about the new video Home on her MySpace blog:

New Video!
Sunday, March 01, 2009

Hello again!

I don’t know how I forgot to tell you all about my new video for the song HOME. We shot it in Calabasas, California. They shot some scenes from Gone With The Wind there and also a Julio Iglesias video, how cool eh?

Anyway we just put it up on youtube so if you have time or the inclination to check it out please do. Let me know what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/gemmahayes

Hope everyone is keeping well

God Bless

Gemma x

To see the video in HD you need to view the video on YouTube and click on the HD button:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKvbnAjr6UU