Porch music with a little Texas Red Dirt

2009 Kerrville New Folk Finalist
2009 Rose Garden Coffeehouse Finalist
2008 Mountain Stage New Song Regional Finalist
2008 FAR West Official showcase artist
2006 OCFF Blues Award "Songs from the Heart" contest

Roots artist Lynne Hanson was born in Ottawa, Canada, hometown to a growing number of exceptional roots artists, including notable roots ambassadors Kathleen Edwards and Lynn Miles. With her second CD Eleven Months, Lynne is adding to the already strong case that “there must be something in the water”.

As the youngest in a musical family of eight children, Lynne was exposed to a diverse array of musical eras and styles as she grew up. Older siblings were quick to pawn off their babysitting duties to stacks of records and tapes, Lynne being only too happy to sit and sing along for hours with the likes of Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen. The result is a hybrid brand of eclectic roots music that Lynne can truly call her own merging her thought-provoking lyrics with heart-felt soul-country.

"Roots music had a great year this year, and Ottawa's Lynne Hanson should be on the top of the lists. Worldly without being depressing and lyrics where the characters don't just complain about their lives, they take responsibility for where they stand ...  Eleven Months is worth every minute it took to spill out all those guts onto Hanson's kitchen table."
- Alan Neal host of Bandwidth on CBC Radio One

From the grit of the soul-searching “Nazareth Bound” to the playful consequences of a wrong turn in “Movie Queen,” Eleven Months explores age old topics in timeless fashion. The hauntingly lonely waltz “More of the Same” is followed two songs later by the exquisite portrayal of lifelong commitment in “Dance in the Evermore,” and then moves on to the mischievous blues based “Willow Tree,” a cheeky response to the classic bluegrass tune Pretty Polly. Strong bluegrass influences leave their fingerprints all over “Cold Touch” and the CD closes out with “How Little I Sleep” about making the most of the present.

In the Fall of 2008 Lynne signed a European distribution deal with UK based Weatherbox Limited, and in March 2009 undertook a successful tour of Holland in March 2009, with additional European dates in the works for Fall 2009.

What others are saying:
"Canadian Hanson sounds like she's from way further south, her soulful country debut coloured by a touch of blues on "How Little I Sleep" & "Willow Tree", & a glimmer of folksiness on quieter tracks such as the beautiful "Middle of the Bed" - *** Q Magazine (UK)

“Lynne Hanson’s album is an aural treat. A spacious & drifting sound redolent of American Music Club’s best work.” - Acoustic Magazine (UK)

”A breathtaking record which places Lynne in the same songwriters’ league as Caroline Herring, Kate Wolf and Diana Jones - this CD should get a prominent place in every music store” – Paul Jonker, Altcountry.nl

“There is no description other than “just brilliant” possible here – summa cum laude, in our opinion!” – ctrlaltcountry.be

"Everything Lynne does on this album, be it her singing, the tasty understated music, or her well-crafted songs, just feels right & bears repeated listening. Ottawa-born Hanson is up near the best of them." - Sunday Life (Belfast)

"Canadian songbird, Lynne Hanson is yet another from her homeland making an impression on the Americana roots scene. She looks set to be around for the long haul." - Maverick Magazine (UK) 2 page Feature

“Eleven Months is a stunning album from a rising talent” - Gt. Yarmouth Advertiser