Hannah Sanders and Liz Simmons
Peterborough, NH      Folk / English / Traditional
Hannah Sanders and Liz Simmons
    • Songs
    • Sovay
    • Two Sisters
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Status Hannah and Liz have four gigs coming up! Stay tuned!

Artist Info

Members: Hannah Sanders- vocals, guitar, whistle Liz Simmons- vocals, guitar
You can also find us at: Facebook_16x16 Bebo_16x16
Label: Indie

Join the Mailing List

Join the Street Team
Privacy Policy

Bio

Hannah Sanders (from Old England) and Liz Simmons (from New England), two traditional singers, join forces to create a harmonic blend of voice and guitar. Their renditions of ballads from England and Appalachia are not to be missed, as well as their own self-penned songs. Like all good folk musicians, their music draws from elements of jazz and old time music, while still maintaining the authenticity of traditional balladry. This hot new act of two celebrated singers is the latest addition to the vibrant folk scene.

About

Hannah Sanders grew up in Norfolk, England and comes from a family of traditional singers and musicians. In the days of the folk revival, her pa sang and played with Pete Bellamy and Pete Berryman, and her mum sang in folk clubs across the UK.  In a converted 30ft Bedford bus, Hannah travelled and sang across UK and Europe with her family group, The Dunns, singing at traditional song and story clubs and festivals (such as Cambridge Folk Festival, Whitby Festival, Beyond the Border) with such folk luminaries as Lindisfarne, Frankie Armstrong, Julie Felix, The Wilsons, Hugh Lupton and more! The Dunns were touring artists for English Heritage, singing in castles and historic sites across England. Hannah moved to Boston 4 years ago and when she is not singing and songwriting she teaches at Emerson College and writes about women, witchcraft and English folklore.

Liz Simmons grew up in a musical family and spent her early childhood traveling with her parents and their various folk and rock bands. As a child, her mother sang to her and her sisters old ballads from Scotland, Ireland, England and Appalachia, and paired with this was the rock and New Orleans sounds about which her parents were also passionate. Although Liz spent a few years studying classical voice as a teen, she has since chosen to focus on traditional and contemporary folk song. Her
performance credits include North Cregg, The Sevens, and The John Whelan Band. She is the lead singer and co-founder of the traditional band Annalivia, a fiddle band which draws from traditional music in North America and Europe, infusing it with a fresh, modern style. She is also one quarter of the all-female Irish folk quartet Long Time Courting, which exhibits girl-band talent and sassiness at its best.


Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
 

 
Advertisement728
 
 
 

Contests/Events

ReverbNationQuantcast
ReverbNationQuantcast
ReverbNationQuantcast
ReverbNationQuantcast