Hayden Pedigo is from Amarillo and he pledges his loyalty to the place at the top of his new live album, Live in Amarillo, Texas. Recorded on-stage at The Amarillo Globe News Center just a few days shy of Christmas in 2023, the new album casts a revealing spotlight on Pedigo’s solo guitar grace and evocative songwriting. It’s his attention to both that makes this collection gleam, holding up alongside even his proper studio efforts.
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Calling From Elsewhere :: Hayden Pedigo on The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored
With The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored, Texas guitarist Hayden Pedigo wordlessly shares stories of fate and sustaining hope. A meticulous and detailed player, he’s spent the last decade refining and shaping his sound, pushing for ultimate clarity of expression. But just give that cover painting by Jonathan Phillips a good look: Pedigo is just as interested in stoking creative impulses that align him with his comedic heroes—here’s a guitarist who borrows from Harmony Korine nearly as much as John Fahey and names albums after quotes by National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney. Pedigo joins us to discuss bringing the unexpected into his work.
Hayden Pedigo :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Guitarist Hayden Pedigo joins us to discuss his latest, Letting Go, a pristine and gentle collection of acoustic guitar songs—and why he’s determined to refuse the stuffiness often associated with his genre.
Hayden Pedigo :: Greetings From Amarillo
“Our native soil draws all of us, by I know not what sweetness, and never allows us to forget,” wrote the poet Ovid, in exile from his native Rome in […]
Hayden Pedigo :: Five Steps
Not sure what you had accomplished musically by the time you hit 20 years of age, but I’m fairly certain Hayden Pedigo has you beat. But hey, age is just a […]