Kenny Hayes

An award-winning singer-songwriter* and actor**, Kenny’s music has been heard in venues across Canada since 2013, having been a part of many theatrical productions including tick...tick...Boom!, a musical adaptation of classic Greek comedy Lysistrata where he wrote his first full original score for a musical, Daniel MacIvor's Marion Bridge (Armagh Sifton-Price Award* – Best Original Score & Theme Song), and Henry (Nepean Little Theatre Award** - Best Actor In A Leading Role). With the help of his partner Rafael Maia (@capitalraf), Kenny performed to online crowds during the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic in his co-created ‘Physical Distancing Sessions’, amassing more than 50,000 listeners and viewers. The sessions garnered Kenny and Rafael the ‘Shine On’ award from Orpheus Musical Theatre Society, recognizing their artistic contributions to bettering pandemic life in Canada's capital. His original songs range from indie, folk, pop, country, musical theatre and ambient, with lyrics that relay stories ranging from healing and heartbreak, funny and feeling, to tragedy and triumph. Follow him and Rafael @kennyhayesmusic and @capitalraf on social media to hear his first single ‘Shower You Off Me’ and his brand new EP ‘Lightning…and Other Fears’, available now!