Denver – As front man and songwriter of Men At Work, Colin Hay has a secured place in pop history. With Hay's wry songs and burnished vocals leading the way, they were responsible for a series of massive hits, such as "Down Under" and "Who Can it Be Now?," defining the pop sound of the '80s. Their humorous and intriguing videos were played in high rotation on MTV, making them icons of the music video age as well. While Men At Work won the Grammy category of Best New Artist in 1983, their run did not last much longer, ending by 1985. Hay began his solo career in 1987 with the album, Looking for Jack, which had a Top 40 single, "Hold Me."

Since the start of his solo career, Hay has been writing and performing, releasing albums, touring worldwide, and more. He appeared on a 2002 episode of Scrubs as a figment of lead character J.D.'s imagination, strumming an acoustic guitar and singing "Overkill," and his songs have appeared on several episodes. 2003 found him on tour with Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band. In 2004, his one-man theatrical show, Man At Work, combined his life stories, most beloved songs, and devilish wit, debuting to a week-long packed run at New York City's Village Theatre, from which point the show took off with performances at the Montreal Comedy Festival, the Aspen Comedy Festival, and a month-long residency at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The ABC show, What About Brian, featured several of Hay's acoustic songs during their closing credits in three back-to-back episodes in 2006.

With his song, "I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You," originally released on his Transcendental Highway album, he found a new audience when it was included on the Grammy-award-winning soundtrack for Garden State. "This is without a doubt my favorite song of the year," John Mayer wrote in Esquire magazine. "I'm still trying for a tune like this of my own." The Scottish-born Australian continues to draw wide international audiences with his charm-familiar voice, songwriting excellence and clever observations. He comes to Swallow Hill with his new release, Are You Lookin' At Me? His first collection of new solo material in five years, Hay recorded and produced the album in his home studio. A tuneful, insightful meditation on life, love, sobriety, maturity, and perseverance, it finds Hay at the absolute peak of his craft.

Swallow Hill Music Association is thrilled to have Colin Hay for two nights in a row, Friday and Saturday, May 25 and 26 at 8 p.m.

About Swallow Hill Music Association:
Helping people make music since 1979 years, Swallow Hill Music Association is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than 2,100 members—some of whom are also volunteers—Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 150 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. The Julie Davis Music School at Swallow Hill provides a valuable and affordable extra-curricular educational resource to the community with more than 60 music instructors involved in more than 240 adult classes and 70 children's classes annually.

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