Megson

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The most original duo on the British folk scene."
THE GUARDIAN

"A force in the folk Revival."
THE OBSERVER

“Simply Brilliant!”
THE SUNDAY EXPRESS

Combining the talents of northerners STU HANNA and DEBBIE HANNA, the duo Megson are fast becoming hot property on the British folk and roots scene. Their four albums, ON THE SIDE, SMOKE OF HOME, TAKE YOURSELF A WIFE and the new release THE LONGSHOT have chronicled that blossoming creative talent
Twice nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and winners of the 2010 Spiral Earth Awards the husband and wife duo of Stu Hanna and Debbie Hanna hail from Teesside and draw heavily on this heritage to create their unique brand of folk music. Their infectious sound is a mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars and mandolas. As fROOTS Magazine puts it ‘if you don’t like the music here, then you have a problem’
Since the duo’s genesis in 2004 the couple have played up and down the country at numerous folk clubs and festivals picking up a strong fanbase along the way and selling out their extensive tour dates. Their growing talent was recognised not only with 2 nominations for BEST DUO in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2009 & 2010 but also with burgeoning interest from the major broadsheets. Their 3rd album TAKE YOURSELF A WIFE had a 4 star review in the in the Jazz, Folk and World section of THE GUARDIAN’S Friday Arts supplement and followed this with a major feature on Megson (both written by leading music critic Robin Denslow), THE INDEPENDENT has listed Megson in their 5 GIGS TO SEE section on numerous occasions and they recently received a 4 star review for their live show from THE FINANCIAL TIMES.

Their newly released album THE LONGSHOT is a collection of songs themed around work of both the past and present and is already receiving high praise from fans and critics alike.

In addition to his role in Megson, Stu’s talents as a producer on the folk scene are very much in demand and he has produced albums for Benji Kirkpatrick, Faustus, Mawkin:Causley and the latest album from Show of Hands.

Megson continue to deliver on the promise inherent in fellow folkie Seth Lakeman’s endorsement: "For my money” says Seth ”Megson are amongst the most exciting trailblazers of British Contemporary Folk."