I first saw Jennifer as a solo performer in the Starbucks outdoor seating area near 24th St. & Camelback in Phoenix, I believe in 2002.
I\'m ever so grateful to have left my email address!
David Tieman, a new addition for my ears, pleasingly complements and enhances Jennifer\'s unique style - the sound that entranced me years ago and continues to do so.
I, too, have moved away from Phoenix, into \'the styx\' - a remote area in the White Mountains of Arizona. Being able to enjoy this music and staying in touch with great artists like Jennifer and David completes my paradise.
This album will certainly play during my massage sessions as well as driving down the road!
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With a whimsy that harkens to They Might Be Giants, The Hayburners bring tremendous songwriting skill and literate musical arranging to their fresh brand of urban folk. Jennifer Spector and David Tieman are fascinating, not just in how they write, but what they choose to write about. From tender love songs to historic tales, from Kerouac to bluegrass to stories of their “other” life as Rock Stars in Japan… they merge their storytelling skills into great songs that take the listener on a journey. Every song is fresh, every one is different, and every track is musically interesting. While being both sincere and provocative, The Hayburners invite the listener into a gallery and light each song carefully, like a fine painting.
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The Hayburners are an engaging acoustic treat. Memorable melodies, silky harmonies, imaginative guitar arranging, and thoughtful supplemental instrumentation abound. They serve us hopeful, optimistic and comforting lyrics. Stories that are playfully smart. And they inhabit dark and haunting just as knowingly.

“Big in Japan” is a playful piece of whimsy chronicling American stardom in the Far East. It’s not a stretch to imagine “Home With You” at home on the Top 40. The French horn on the affirmative “The Sum of Our Parts” is an unexpected treat. The minor chord eerie atmosphere of “The Gold Digger’s Wife” stays with me. I think I’ll listen some more to Dave’s tasty flat-picking on several tunes to see if I can cop a few licks.

The Hayburners have created a distinctive and cohesive musical style, succeeding at it without falling into the trap of sameness in melodic ideas, rhythms or arranging. Allusions to pop, country, bluegrass and traditional folk blend into a pleasing whole, all in a relaxed and self-assured manner.

See them in live performance. You will thank yourself for going.
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