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When Hayley Reardon First Picked Up A Guitar In July 2008 This Young Songstress Uncovered Both A Deep Passion And An Obvious Natural Talent Unleashing A Flood Of Beautifully Constructed Delicately Phrased Songs. At 12 Years Old Boston's WUMB Was First To Publicly Recognize Her Emerging Talent As A Winner At The 2009 Boston Folk Festival Songwriting Contest. In The Ensuing Year This 13 Year Old Has Achieved Additional Recognition In Numerous Competitions Including The YouTube/What's Your Issue 2010 Music Video Competition The North Atlantic Arts Alliance 7th Annual Songwriting Contest And The 2010 Indiegrrl International Songwriting Competition. She Has Released Two EPs To Date Her Debut "Beautiful Simplicity" In Late 2009 And Her Latest "Hope You're Smiling" Released In October 2010. Both Studio Efforts Were Produced By Recording Veteran Seth Connolly Whose Many Credits Include Lori McKenna's Acclaimed Debut "Paper Wings & Halo" And Together They Serve Well To Demonstrate The Range Of Styles Her Now 90 Plus Compositions Encompass. From The Fully Produced Pop Oriented Title Track "Beautiful Simplicity" To The Simple Acoustic Folk Favorite "Stand Together" See The Live At Passim Video To The Real Country Feel Of "Permanent Marker Promise" That Has Caught The Attention Of Nashville's Music Row It's Hard To Predict Where Her Musical Exploration Will Lead. But One Thing's Clear...Wherever She's Heading She's Progressing Fast! Her August Center Stage Performance Of "Chelsey" At The Indiegrrl Conference In Tennessee Written The Night Before In The Hotel Bathroom Where She Claims The Acoustics Are Better! Garnered Her Invitations From Four Respected Nashville Publishing Firms To Co-Write With Their Staff Writers. See Vid Of "Chelsey" At Nashville's Bluebird Cafe . Her Recently Completed Return Trip Has Opened Additional Doors To Pursue With A Another Return Trip Planned For February School Vacation Week. While Hayley's 40 Plus Performances At Coffeehouses And Festivals Throughout MA CT And ME Have Led To A Growing Number Of New England Fans She Has Also Achieved Recognition At A National Level For Her Efforts To Build Awareness About Bullying Through Her Songs "Stand Together" And "She's Falling". She Was Recently Recognized By Youth Services America As An Everyday Hero And Has For The Past Seven Months Been Working With The PACER Center Through Their Teens Against Bullying Project As A Peer Champion Who Are Teens Who Use Their Talents To Make A Difference For Others. In This Role She Has Teamed With The PACER National Center For Bullying Prevention In Their Efforts To Raise Awareness And Inspire Other Young People To Believe That "the End Of Bullying Begins With Me". This Collaboration Which Includes A Video Lyrics And Associated Classroom Discussion Questions Has Been Distributed To Hundreds Of Middle And High Schools Nationwide And Featured On New England Cable News Network And CBS/WBZNewsRadio. An Update As Of September 13 2010 Hayley Is Officially 13 No Longer! read less