The Cd has a good strong feel to it. Well produced with solid performances.
author: Mark Zeus
Ron has a good sense of form and melody I particularly liked the title track, wanted man, music in my strings, looking for love, and what about tomrrow. The songs on the CD are a good representation of his style description. I look foward to the next one.
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A new voice from the Heartland is being established.
author: Chicago Songwriters Collective
In the spirit of John Mellencamp & Steve Earle,the songs from Ron Hayden's DEBUT CD "Hard Times in the Heartland" are upbeat & uplifting, catchy yet socially conscious.
They express the joys & sorrows of American life from a small town/rural perspective.
Accompanied by strong guitar work, a tight rhythm section, and an occasional pedal steel or violin, Hayden expresses himself in a simple, yet profound, manner.
Strong cuts include the Springsteen tinged "I'll Be Fine", "Music In My Strings", and the title cut.
-Chicago Songwriter's Collective
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author: Maricela Garibay
The CD sounds great. Great mix an feel to it. The fiddle on Pine Creek Road was amazing. Pine Creek Road sounds like someting Toby Keith might sing.
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