Sean Hayes, Dirt-Road Folk, in Concert at Orcas Center

Saturday, July 29, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center

— from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center —

See Sean Hayes in concert at Orcas Center Saturday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. Hayes’ distinctive rootsy pop singing voice mesmerizes. Tickets have been selling out fast – this is the must see summer concert at Orcas Center.

Low Light, the eighth album from independent recording artist Sean Hayes, captures his distinctive sound at its most intimate. Recorded both at home and in the studio, Low Light webs its way through genres, incorporating the pulse and yearning of R&B with the low-fi grit and crackle of folk. From the gauzy, beat-driven title track to the aching, old-school country “Sing Me Your Love Song,” Hayes’ voice glides between a growling purr and seductive vibrato, transporting the listener into a rich, sensual late-night world.

In his 20-year career as a San Francisco-based musician, Hayes has won acclaim from fans and critics alike. He has duetted with Aimee Mann, toured with Ani DiFranco and the Cold War Kids, been covered by The Be Good Tanyas and re-mixed by DJ Mark Farina, and had his music featured in a variety of television shows, films, and commercials.

Raised in North Carolina and honed as an artist in Northern California, Hayes crafts music that, as the SF Weekly puts it, “succeeds on the tension between warm, resonant soul and dirt-road folk, all laced with a wandering troubadour’s coo.” In the track “Home I Left” Hayes sings of leaving San Francisco–“headed north with my young family/needed space to grow”–and this album is structured to represent snapshots from his life in the four years since. Low Light thrums with songs of desire, sanctuary, and the redemptive power of love. Tickets will sell out in advance of the concert so don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Sean Hayes in concert at Orcas Center.

Tickets for Sean Hayes are $20, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 12-3 p.m. For more information about Orcas Center’s 2017 season visit www.orcascenter.org.