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Russ & Julie's House Concerts
10/24/2009 8:00 PM at John Wort Hannam and Stephanie Bettman with Luke Halpin
, Oak Park, California 91377
Cost: $15.00
JOHN WORT HANNAM, one of Canada’s most promising new songwriters, is from the Canadian prairies in southern Alberta. 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 his vast country. 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. John Wort Hannam received two 2007 WCMA nominations. He 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). John won 1st Prize for Best song at the 2007 Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Competition, an award John also won 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.
STEPHANIE BETTMAN and her band were the grand prize winners in the 2008 Southern California Live Acoustic Music Competition, regional finalists in the Mountain Stage New Song Competition, and among the winners in the 2007’s Topanga Banjo / Fiddle contest. She has been recognized in several international songwriting contests, and when they played the 2007 Sedona Bluegrass Festival, buzz on the street labeled her "the new Alison Krauss." Stephanie’s music is new and very catchy; an engaging mixture of bluegrass, folk, roots, and jazz with sophisticated lyrics and killer instrumentation set in a folky mountain vibe. She has an amazing voice, and when her band chimes in with those soaring harmonies, audiences have been heard to literally gasp "wow." Her illustrious band members have worked as studio musicians in Nashville, toured this country as well as others, and opened for everyone from Lone Star to Merle Haggard.
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