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From the Canadian prairies in southern Alberta comes one of Canada's most promising new songwriters. John Wort Hannam is known for his unique take on the simple day-to-day dramas of the common man through songs that map the landscapes of both the human heart and his vast Canadian homeland. 

He is a born story- teller with a keen eye for the quirky, a humble and engaging performer with lyrics that create stories behind the songs.  His voice is a constant strong and emotive presence demanding attention to lyrics.  A relatively new face on the folk/roots scene, John has achieved some fine accolades and seen his profile rise rapidly in just a few short years.   

John has two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations for “Best Emerging Artist” and “Best Contemporary Singer”, a Western Canadian Music Award nomination for “Outstanding Songwriter” and he took home a 2005 CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.  Recently Guy Clark invited John to his Nashville home to spend a few days co-writing. 

John Wort Hannam was a fulltime public school teacher until 2000 when he began to pursue a long time dream of being a working musician.  He released his debut CD “Pocket Full of Holes” in 2002 followed by “Dynamite and ‘Dozers” in 2004 and released his third full-length CD “Two-Bit Suit” in spring 2007.   

John Wort Hannam has performed at concerts and festivals across Canada, in the United States, and Australia.  His many appearances have included the 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC in conjunction to one of John's songs, “Church of the Long Grass” appearing on the prestigious Folkways recording label.  He tours actively as a solo, duo, trio, and at times as a four piece band with John on guitar, tenor guitar, and harmonica and his “guys” Tyler Bird on upright bass (he's also been known to sling an accordion in the van), Scott Duncan on fiddle and mandolin, and Brad Brouwer on percussion. 

 

www.JohnWortHannam.com

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