Folk Bands and Artists
Hannah Rose Platt
Liverpool / London
http://www.hannahroseplatt.com
Hannah Rose Platt is an enchanting singer-songwriter, talented guitarist and storyteller. She recorded her debut album Portraits in Nashville last year where she worked with some of the industry’s leading names, Grammy award-winning musicians Mark Fain, (Ricky Skaggs, Dolly Parton) Stuart Duncan (Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss) Her melodic, poetic and accessible music offers self-written narratives to ordinary people who had no one to unfurl their stories; tales of luck, stoicism, loneliness, love, heartbreak and hope. While avoiding clichés, she warmly builds characters like an author, penning songs that almost eavesdrop on other people’s lives.
Born and raised in Liverpool, Hannah began playing the guitar when she was five, teaching herself how to play. Her musical education came from her stepfather who would encourage her to listen to a wide variety of music, scouring his extensive record collection for inspiration for her. Having played gigs around the country and in the USA, (including a slot at Summertyne Americana Festival 2015 alongside artists such as Roseanne Cash and Emmylou Harris) she released Portraits independently. The album has received widespread critical acclaim, has been featured on several best of 2015 lists and has had considerable airplay on BBC Radio Merseyside, The Front Porch with Baylen Leonard at Amazing Radio, Resonance FM, Wrecking Ball Radio and Europe’s leading country radio station CMR Nashville. Portraits was also included in Glamour Magazine’s ‘Summer soundtrack of 2015.