Sussex was first populated by giants, well that is how the early Brittons described them.  We must assume that the early Brittons were somewhat smaller.  My part of Sussex is between two river-estuaries, the Ouse and the Cuckmere, and centred on the town of Seaford.  South Hill finishes in a shear chalk cliffe face known as Seaford Head.  In pre-Roman times this hill would have sloped down towards the English Channel which would have been at least ¾ of a mile further south.  In Iron-age times it was crowned with a very large hill fort the earthworks of which are still clearly extant today.

This part of Sussex is my world;  A world of mirky history, mysterious folklore, mythical beasts and magnificent nature.  This domain provides much of the stimulus for my musical inventions.  The ever-changing sea and sky, the blues and greens of land and water, the reds, yellows and greys of the fields and weather all have their influence.  Sometimes my music comes from far away places that I have visited or ideas that have been passed down to me from greater and wiser artists than myself, but Sussex is my home and my greatest source of inspiration.

Share a little of my world on 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHbPcGsSwbs

Listen to my music samples on www.myspace.com/johnwhayes

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