Lynne Hanson

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

Lynne Hanson
Background information
OriginOttawa, Ontario, Canada
GenresFolk, country, roots music, singer songwriter
Occupation(s)songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, porchboard
LabelsIndependent
Websitelynnehanson.com

Biography

After performing with Shane Simpson from 2000 to 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] Hanson was a New Folk Finalist at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas in 2009.[5]

She 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]

She also collaborates with Lynn Miles in the band project The Lynnes, who released their debut album Heartbreak Song for the Radio in 2018.[7] In 2018 The LYNNeS were nominated for 5 Canadian Folk Music Awards, winning English Songwriter of the Year and Ensemble of the Year.

Discography
  • Things I Miss (2006)
  • 11 Months (2008)
  • Once The Sun Goes Down (2010)
  • River of Sand (2014)
  • 7 Deadly Spins (2015)
  • Uneven Ground (2017)
  • Heartbreak Song for the Radio (2018 / The LYNNeS)
  • Just Words (2020)

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

Awards and achievements
  • Canadian Folk Music Award winner English Songwriter and Ensemble of the Year with The LYNNeS (2018)
  • Canadian Folk Music Award nominee Vocal Group, producer, Contemporary Album of the Year with The LYNNeS (2018)
  • Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award (2010)
  • Canadian Folk Music Award nominee Emerging Artist (2009)
  • Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk finalist (2009)
  • Mountain Stage New Song regional finalist (2008)
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References
  1. Saxberg, Lynn (26 October 2015). "Lynne Hanson explores the dark side with murder ballads". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. Doole, Kerry. "River of Sand". New Canadian Music. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. "Ontario Arts Council". Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. 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". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. "Double trouble: Lynn Miles and Lynne Hanson to break hearts with new album May 18 in Wolfville" Archived 4 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Annapolis County Spectator, 2 May 2018.
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