Tower Records "Pick of the Week"-San Diego Beach Times
Heydon's melodies soothe shattered nerves with tasty Acoustic folk-rock.
Cory Heydon: News
"Spotlight"- Missoula Independent
Heydon's sound is an amalgam of blues, country, folk, and bluegrass. It's the kind of stringed rhythms made popular in recent Western movies. Most of the tracks an the album bring out different aspects of the mix. There are plenty of introductions and interludes in the songs that allow Heydon's talents to shine while demonstrating the diversity of this sound.
Montana Arts Coucil-State of the Arts
Heydon's tenor voice is well utilized on several numbers, displaying excellent vocal flexibility and style.
"Heydon is a hit, as is his 1st CD"-Missoulian Entertainer
Bottom line:Cory Heydon's debut CD is an uncommon blend of country, folk and blues from a prodigiously skilled acoustic artist.
So the wait has been long, long for Cory's debut CD, which is on sale now in stores everywhere around western Montana. The recording was 2 years in the making, but well worth the wait. Cory's earthy and mellow style permeates the CD. For his fans this is the essential Cory Heydon, a musician whose songs drip of lament and sentimentality. Cory's sense of music as a whole package, of the interplay between music and lyrics, style and substance, is superb.
But it's the small things that make this music work. Cory is a tasteful and sublime singer. His perfect placement of the bends of pitch and change in timbre are masterful. He's as adept at belting out the blues as he is a modified country twang.
So the wait has been long, long for Cory's debut CD, which is on sale now in stores everywhere around western Montana. The recording was 2 years in the making, but well worth the wait. Cory's earthy and mellow style permeates the CD. For his fans this is the essential Cory Heydon, a musician whose songs drip of lament and sentimentality. Cory's sense of music as a whole package, of the interplay between music and lyrics, style and substance, is superb.
But it's the small things that make this music work. Cory is a tasteful and sublime singer. His perfect placement of the bends of pitch and change in timbre are masterful. He's as adept at belting out the blues as he is a modified country twang.
"Americana describes Cory Heydon's new CD"-Lively Times
Heydon's songs have a folk flavor, with a slice-of-life feel that compliment his strong guitar playing. He is prolific both as a songwriter and performer. Touring throughout the state, Heydon schedules several engagements each month, either as a solo artist or with his band.
"Best local musician-Cory Heydon"-Missoulian Entertainer
More than sixty local noisemakers won the affections of at least on voter, but the oh-so-hard-working Heydon gets the glory. Heydon collected his fan club with a mix of wit and shoe leather. The fact that he plays two or three gigs a week at local taverns sure didn't hurt his campaign.