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In 2001, roots/folk musician John Wort Hannam quit his teaching job and spent 10 months depleting his savings while sat at his kitchen table, wearing a lucky hat, writing his first ten songs. Twenty years later, with a few feathers in that lucky hat that include a JUNO nomination and a Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Album of the Year, he’s got a new energy fuelled by a new band, a new sound, and a ton of new songs.
When John Wort Hannam started to write songs for his 8th album, ‘Long Haul’, he had no particular theme in mind. Locked down in the early days of the pandemic, random ideas began to coalesce and eleven songs later, a unified collection emerged. With narratives that trace small victories earned through faith, resilience and humour, the songs on ‘Long Haul’ reach beyond our current sense of isolation to share a sense of gratitude for what we have, and grief for what we have lost.
So here is the album of a songwriter in the prime of his life, able to look back on his journey without giving up on his journey. Neither bitter nor jaded, John Wort Hannam matures in grace and inspiration, and this is arguably his most accomplished record to date.
When John Wort Hannam started to write songs for his 8th album, ‘Long Haul’, he had no particular theme in mind. Locked down in the early days of the pandemic, random ideas began to coalesce and eleven songs later, a unified collection emerged. With narratives that trace small victories earned through faith, resilience and humour, the songs on ‘Long Haul’ reach beyond our current sense of isolation to share a sense of gratitude for what we have, and grief for what we have lost.
So here is the album of a songwriter in the prime of his life, able to look back on his journey without giving up on his journey. Neither bitter nor jaded, John Wort Hannam matures in grace and inspiration, and this is arguably his most accomplished record to date.
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