I was lucky enough to see Dan Hannaford play at the Bangalow Hotel last Friday night, and geez, what a show. If you haven't seen Dan yet, you need to. Armed with only his array of six strings, harmonica and kick drums, he produced an awesome bluesy, rock-a-billy, folk sound that had everyone groov'n.
Honest, gutsy and talented, Dan cranked out all originals that spoke of heartache, struggle, optimism and hope. Some of the stand out songs were from his new album, "Bootleg", check it out here at Dan's website: http://www.myspace.com/danhannafordband. "This I insist" in the video below is a cracker.
Keep your eye on Dan, here's on his way to big things I think. Success couldn't happen to a more humble and talented guy. Check out his gig guide at his website.
He is pretty good but he is no Shawn Mullins.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's a hard one to disagree with.
ReplyDeleteFor those that don't know Shawn Mullins, he's a gifted singer song writer from the South in the US in the mold of the great folk singers back in the day.
Check out one of his classics, "Where's Johnny"
on this Youtube video at an Atlanta venue, Eddy's Attic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bu_L7Z0O5Q&feature=related