May 30, 2009
Jerry Hannan is a genuine songwriter and performer to boot. Recently, Hannan recorded his own song, ‘Society’ with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, which is featured in Sean Penn’s film “Into the Wild”. “I Thought I Was You”, written by Jerry and brother Sean Hannan also plays in “Into the Wild.” In 2003, Jerry recorded his second CD “Sounds Like a Story”. A new song “DaDaDa” from the CD was featured in the film “The Pledge” (Jack Nicholson). He performed in Sam Shepard’s play, “The Late Henry Moss,” at San Francisco’s Theatre on the Square (along with Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Cheech Marin and Woody Harrelson). He also appeared as a raucous singer who offsets a romantic conversation between Harry Connick Jr and Sarah Jessica Parker. in Sony Picture’s “Life Without Dick”.
Described as “shades of Dylan, John Prine and Van Morrison…very Americana with a faint Irish lilt”, Hannan’s songs (like those of Springsteen, Steve Earle and Cat Stevens) speak of our everyday lives and the magic that we sometimes miss. He’s a storyteller who loves to stir the crowd. He has been called a “three chord wizard,” with guitar, lyrics and harmonica, often funny, sardonic in a good-natured way, dealing with issues like ecology, friendship, love, and what he calls an backward society.
Raised on jigs and ballads in San Francisco’s Irish community, Jerry Hannan grew up listening to the music of his Irish-born parents (The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers), as well as Cat Stevens. As a youngster he took accordion lessons, switching to guitar in high school and playing in rock ‘n roll bands.
Hannan’s latest recording project features musicians Cody Dickenson (North Mississippi Allstars Hill County Revue John Hiatt), Luther Dickenson (Black Crowes North Mississippi Allstars, Jim Dickenson (Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, North Mississippi Allstars, Bob Dylan, and MANY OTHERS), Chris Chew, Steve Molitz (Phil Lesh, Particle), Kirk Smith Heart (Hill Country Revue), John Molo (Phil Lesh, John Fogerty, Bruce Hornsby), JT Thomas (The Grateful Dead, Bruce Hornsby), Jackie Greene (Phil Lesh, Jackie Greene Band), Aaron Julison (Kid Rock), John Avila (Oingo Boingo) and many others.
TOUR DATES
06.08.09 | The Hotel Cafe | Los Angeles, CA
06.13.09 | Bonnaroo | Manchester, TN
06.19.09 | The Church of Universal Love and Music | Acme, PA