Lynne Hanson

Lynne Hanson
Background information
Origin Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres Folk, country, roots music, singer songwriter
Occupation(s) songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, porchboard
Labels Independent
Website lynnehanson.com

Lynne Hanson is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Ottawa, Ontario who has released five albums and has toured internationally.[1]

Biography

After performing with Shane Simpson from 2000-2005, she launched her solo songwriting career with the release of her first album, Things I Miss in 2006, followed by Eleven Months (2008) and Once the Sun Goes Down (2010). Her fourth studio album River of Sand was produced by Juno-award-winning songwriter Lynn Miles, and released in September 2014 on Continental Song City by the Dutch record label CRS.[2]

In 2010 she was the winner of the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for her song "Rest Of My Days"[3] and in 2009 was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the New/Emerging Artist category.[4] Lynne was a New Folk Finalist at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas in 2009.[5]

Lynne has toured across Canada and internationally as a solo artist. She has toured in Europe and the Southern US with fellow Canadian songwriter Lynn Miles, and the United Kingdom and Ireland as support for Grammy-nominated Nashville based songwriters Steve Forbert in October 2012 and Gretchen Peters in March 2012. In 2014, she performed at the CBC Canada Day Songwriters' Circle[6]

Discography

  • Uneven Ground (2017)
  • 7 Deadly Spins (2015)
  • River of Sand (2014)
  • Once The Sun Goes Down (2010)
  • 11 Months (2008)
  • Things I Miss (2006)

Contributions

  • Shane Simpson, More Electric (2002)
  • Shane Simpson, Sketches (2001)

Awards and Achievements

References

  1. ↑ Saxberg, Lynn (October 26, 2015). "Lynne Hanson explores the dark side with murder ballads". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  2. ↑ Doole, Kerry. "River of Sand". New Canadian Music. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Ontario Arts Council". Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Folk Music Award results 2009". Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk results". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Lynne Hanson, Canadian songwriter, excited for Canada Day concert". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
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