Will Hackney

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Will Hackney

| birth_date =

| instrument = Vocals, mandolin, guitar, organ, bass, cornet, accordion

| occupation = Musician, co-founder of Trekky Records

| genre = Indie rock, folk

| label = Trekky

| associated_acts = Lost in the Trees, Sylvan Esso, Midtown Dickens, Bowerbirds, Mount Moriah, Loamlands, Auxiliary House

}}

Will Hackney is an American musician and co-founder of Trekky Records. He has contributed to many North Carolina indie rock and folk bands, including Wye Oak,{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2018|title=Wye Oak, Torres & Palm @ Brooklyn Steel (pics, setlist)|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/wye-oak-torres-palm-brooklyn-steel-pics-setlist/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=BrooklynVegan|language=en}} Lost in the Trees,{{cite web|url=http://www.indyweek.com/scan/archives/2009/10/28/lost-in-the-trees-tour-diary-charlottesville-cmj-and-broken-vans |title=Lost in the Trees Tour Diary: Charlottesville, CMJ and broken vans | Music |publisher=Indy Week |date=October 28, 2009 |access-date=2013-11-27}} Bowerbirds,{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Erik |url=http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2010/01/bowerbirds_give.php |title=Bowerbirds give heartfelt performance at the Varsity |publisher=Blogs.citypages.com |date=January 20, 2010 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-date=February 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225034315/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2010/01/bowerbirds_give.php |url-status=dead }} Mount Moriah,{{cite web|url=http://mountmoriah.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-local-506 |title=Live at Local 506 | Mount Moriah |publisher=Mountmoriah.bandcamp.com |date= |access-date=2013-11-27}} and Loamlands.{{cite web|last=Haver |first=Grayson |url=http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/loamlands-or-life-after-midtown-dickens/Content?oid=3721366 |title=Loamlands, or life after Midtown Dickens | Music Feature |publisher=Indy Week |date= |access-date=2013-11-27}} Hackney is a multi-instrumentalist, known for playing bass, mandolin, guitar, organ, cornet and many other instruments for his various projects. He co-founded Trekky Records in 2001 with Martin Anderson, later releasing records by artists including Sylvan Esso, Phil Cook, and Lost in the Trees.