My main bands were State River Widening, which I co-founded with Brian Eno biographer David Sheppard, Phelan Sheppard (same deal, more ambient), leading the Anglo-Japanese outfit Smile Down Upon Us and partnering Katie English in the flute-centric littlebow. I was a fully paid up member of the post rock and neo-classical fraternity from the late ’90s until around 2017, when I metaphorically ran away to join the circus. But my band is really amazing they simply clicked right back in with each other.Ĭan you outline your background in music and what you have done previously? Peace Signs’ music needs a ‘live’ feel, though, so it took a while before we could all get back into our Lightship 95 floating studio and get to work.
After a while I was able to hook up with Jenny, my pianist, so that helped move things along. It’s a harsh discipline but, frankly, I’ve never worked with such a purpose. You use whatever moments you have or you can’t do it at all. When you’re caring for someone with dementia you’re never really off duty, so all of the ‘having to be in the right mood’ to songwrite goes completely out the window. The year I mention was also the first year of lockdown so, like most other writers, I was working on my tod. What was the writing and recording process for it? Looking after a parent with dementia is very tough but, in some ways (if you can hack it) it’s one of the most important (and even best) things you may ever do. The title itself is quixotic but it’s a refusal to bow to pressure and to unhappiness. But even more, there’s a push against the restrictions of the situation and many of the songs are almost ridiculously upbeat. For example ‘You’ve Got Your Mother’s Love’ is reflective of the fact she didn’t always know who I was, and ‘I Don’t Know How We’re Getting Home From Here’ is a child-turned-parent song which was engendered when she ceased to recognise her own home. Part of the album is directly concerned with that. All of the songs on the album were composed while I was caring for my late, dementia suffering, mother in the final year of her life, in what had been my childhood home. The Strange Brew asks Keiron 5 questions:Īre there any particular themes that thread through the lyrics of ‘Bubblegum Boogie’? In lieu of flowers, his family requests that donations be made in his honor to a scholarship fund for his daughter, Ann Morgan Hasselman, at Phelan follows up the critically acclaimed Peace Signs album, Hobby Jingo, with his blend of 70s glam pop for new LP ‘Bubblegum Boogie’. Jay's mother, Patricia "Mama P" Hasselman, preceded him in death earlier this year and was waiting to welcome him to his eternal home in heaven.Ī celebration of Jay's life will be held on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Hernando Baptist Church in Hernando, MS, with visitation beginning at 1:00 PM followed by a memorial service at 3:00 PM. and his sisters, Ashley "Dook" Hasselman and Grace "G Money" Massey. Jay is survived by his wife of 25 years, Lucy "Goosey" Hasselman his daughter and sidekick, Ann Morgan "Poe" Hasselman his father, Gerald "Big G" Hasselman, Sr. He considered his daughter, Ann Morgan, to be his greatest achievement and she was his constant companion. Jay's love for his family was unrivaled he was a fiercely devoted husband and father. His sense of humor was his love language and he always gifted those he loved the best with a nickname. His talents first emerged one Christmas morning when he threw Ashley's new jogging suit into the fire and were further developed during family photo sessions on Easter mornings when he would poke Grace with a leaf from the sticker bush.Īs an adult, Jay never met a stranger he had an innate knack for developing and maintaining strong friendships. Jay was an avid golfer who devoted his entire career to working at Edwin Watts Golf.Īs a child, Jay honed his sharp wit and gift of humor by tormenting his sisters. He graduated from Oxford High School, where he first met his future wife, Lucy (the Commodore), and went on to earn his degree from Mississippi College. Jay was born on April 22, 1972, in Vicksburg, MS, as the first-born child and only son of Gerald and Patricia Hasselman. Hernando, MS - Gerald "Jay" Hasselman, Jr., beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on December 8, 2021, in Hernando, MS.
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