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Colin Lake website
Chance Hayden website

Colin Lake & Chance Hayden

Colin Lake and Chance Hayden crossed paths at each other's gigs and quickly saw great potential in a comradery to be developed. The two teamed up for a handful of performances throughout 2009, concluding with a sold out seated show at Seattle's Tractor Tavern supporting Kelly Joe Phelps. Since then Chance has continued to perform regularly throughout the Northwest while Colin has been living in New Orleans, basking in the heritage and tradition of the music he draws from.

Influences from American roots music to R&B and soul make up the shared repertoire of Colin Lake and Chance Hayden. In addition to Lake's mature original songs, the duo performs classics from Leadbelly and Jimmy Reed to contemporary gems from Taj Mahal and the late Chris Whitley. Hayden's tastefully dynamic approach to the guitar is friendly to Lake's soul-felt vocals, lap steel and six-string guitar. Together they present a full band energy to the down-home duo setting, while still keeping it nice and cozy.