“Rarely do you find anyone who builds from the dust and grit of real life, songs of such power and poignancy – Dan Hannaford is one who does, a true talent, make no mistake”
Samuel J. Fell – Rhythms Magazine.
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Byron Bay based artist Dan Hannaford has opened Australian tour shows for the likes of Charlie Musselwhite, Donavon Frankenreiter, Charlie Parr and Australia's own Chad Morgan, Tex Perkins, Ash Grunwald and The Black Sorrows.
2015 Dan Hannaford released his debut studio album ‘I Cried Bullets’ recorded in Los Angeles. Lead single 'Lay Down Your Guns' had the accompanying film clip selected to premiere at Byron Bay's 2015 International Film Festival.
“a rock solid slab of dusty country and ragged-edged blues as honest as the day is long, twice as real and raw” SMH 2015
“Hannaford channeling Bob Dylan and The Felice Brothers with his outlaw blues mojo on overdrive” Rhythms Magazine 2015
Dan Hannaford’s musical career began when he played on a Channel [V] broadcast showcase in Melbourne where he was spotted by record industry legend Seymour Stein who requested a demo. This led to the recording of the ‘Bootleg’ EP / demo at Sony Music Studios Australia in 2010.
Born the Son of a preacher, Dan’s love of music started with listening to hymns and playing the drums in church on Sunday mornings as a child. By his teens he found Rock & Roll and formed his first punk band straight out of high school. He began writing songs and fronting pub rock gigs around Northern NSW. The band self-toured Australia in a truck loaded with music gear, ending with a set at the Gold Coast’s Big Day Out.
Since then Hannaford has earned a reputation as one of the hardest working, independent solo musicians on the East Coast. He’s grown a loyal grassroots following and sold thousands of CDs from his vintage wooden ammo box.
This approach has seen Dan Hannaford grace hundreds of stages around Australia including Falls Festival Byron Bay, Party In The Paddock Tasmania, Australian Blues Music Festival Goulburn, National Folk Festival Canberra, Gympie Music Muster and Tamworth Country Music Festival. He also showcased his talent at the iconic Byron Bay Blues Festival being named on the bill alongside John Fogerty, Cold Chisel and Crosby Stills & Nash with his single ‘Deeper Water’ included on the Bluesfest 2012 compilation album.
Dan Hannaford live at National Folk Festival by Freeborn Photography