WELCOMEApril 20, 2008 Howdy Folks, I am gearing up for a busy summer season. I, along with trusty sideman Tyler Bird will be in ON for the first part of May and then down through NY, VA, MD, then over to WI, IL, and MI until the 19th of May. You can look at the dates to see exactly where we will be. On the 19th, I'm off to my birthplace, Jersey, Channel Islands, and to spend a few days in my Dad's birthplace, Lymington and Milford-On-Sea, UK. I'm excited for a few firsts that are coming up this year:
The full John Wort Hannam Band will be performing a number of other festivals this summer including: North Country Fair June 20-22, 2008; Calgary Folk Music Festival July 25-27, 2008; Canmore Folk Music Festival August 2-4, 2008; Edmonton Folk Music Festival August 7-10, 2008; and the American River Festival in Caloma, California September 19-21, 2008. Thanks to CBC Radio Two who taped us at the seventh annual Alberta Sessions in Calgary March 19, 2008. You can hear the podcast at http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20080319jwort Thanks so much again to all who come to the shows and buy my music. Well, that's about it,
March 7, 2008 The Alberta Sessions is once again happening. This four day songwriter's festival is a great little event and cheap, cheap, cheap to buy a full pass. Although my trio will be playing Wednesday March 19th, there is great music happening on the Thursday the 20th, Friday the 21st, and Saturday the 22nd. Here is the info for you all: EPCOR CENTRE’s 2008 Alberta Sessions Also, those folks in Calgary can have a listen to all the incredibly smart, witty, and down-right brilliant answers I gave during a taped interview for CJSW 's ReVerb program. Monday at 8 pm on 90.9. Well, that's about it,
January 8, 2008 Howdy Folks, Happy New Year...and I am starting this new year with a new website. Thanks to Jody Edwards. Just wanted to let you know that John Wort Hannam received a 2008 North American Folk Alliance Award nomination for Best Traditional Artist. Awards are handed out February 20th in Memphis. Two-Bit Suit had a pretty good year. It ended up #13 on the Galaxie Folk/Roots Channel's Top Spins of 2007, and #9 on Top Canadian Albums for the FolkDJ Playlists (Two-Bit Suit was the #8 song and Infantryman was the #13 song). TBS was also #55 on the 2007 Top Played Albums on CKUA. TBS continues to be #31 on the Canadian Roots Music Charts where it has been for the last 40 weeks. I'll be starting this new year in Toronto. I will be in the fine city January 17, 18, 19 20. January 17th you can find me along with Mr. Rick & The Biscuits, and Steve Raiken as part of the Toronto City Roots Series. We will be at Cameron House, located at 408 Queen St. W, Toronto. Show starts at 9pm. January 18-20th I am excited to be part of the 2008 Gordon Lightfoot Tribute. Myself along with Brian MacMillan, Lori Culle, Dala, Jason Fowler, Anne Lindsay, David Matheson, Buddy Mondlock, Jory Nash, David Newland, Justin Rutledge, Alex Sinclair, Suzie Vinnick, Katherine Wheatley, and David Woodhead will be at Hugh's Room. 2008 is shaping up to be a good year, thanks to the help of agent extraordinaires Bob Jensen and Val Denn. Wishing you all a great 2008. See you on the road.
October 1, 2007 Howdy Folks, Yikes, where did all those weeks go? Glad to announce that I and "Two-Bit Suit" have been nominated for two Western Canadian Music Awards: Outstanding Roots Recording and Songwriter of the Year. The awards are handed out October 21st in Moosejaw, SK. I will be performing at the awards ceremony along with Kim Beggs (who is also nominated for Outstanding Roots Recording for her latest entitled "Wanderer's Paean"). The fall is showcase season and I and the trio will be all over the place: Chicago, Austin, London, Moosejaw, Banff (this showcase is open to the public; you should come visit www.artstouring.com for details), Portland, and Monticello. The trio will also be at the Calgary Folk Club October 26, 2007. See you there. Well, that's about it,
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