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From the Canadian prairies in southern Alberta comes one of Canada’s most promising new songwriters John Wort Hannam. John 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 this vast country of ours. 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. And while it is true that John is a relatively new face on the folk/roots scene, John has achieved some fine accolades and seen his profile rise rapidly in a few short years. Of late John Wort Hannam was named a 2007 New Folk Winner at the Kerrville Texas New Folk Songwriting Competition as part of the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival. (John joins the list of previous finalists such as John Gorka, Nanci Griffith, Eric Taylor, Lyle Lovett, and Steve Earle.) His latest CD was nominated for 2 Western Canadian Music Awards. John won 1st Prize for Best song at the 2007 Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Competition, an award John also one in 2004 as well as the “Best Performance Award” in 2006. 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. John Wort Hannam was a fulltime public school teacher until 2000. Shortly after 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 up with his sophomoric CD “Dynamite and ‘Dozers” in 2004 and released his third full-length CD “Two-Bit Suit” in April of 2007. He is currently touring and writing songs for his fourth CD.
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