Andrew Hardin
Andrew Hardin | |
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| Genres | Rock music, folk music, country music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
Andrew Hardin (born in 1955 near Baltimore, Maryland[1]) is an American guitarist and record producer. Andrew's guitar style has been influenced by Roy Buchanan, Clarence White, Ry Cooder, Gabby Pahinui, and Grady Martin, with shades of blues, rock, R&B, country, tropical, and Spanish music.
Biography
[edit]Early years
[edit]Hardin began as a drummer at age eight, and learned guitar and ukulele as a teenager in Hawaii. He played progressive country in California in the mid-seventies, major-label rock with the Dingoes from Australia, and blues with ex-John Lee Hooker associate Eddie Kirkland.[2]
Russell and Hardin
[edit]Working as a cab driver in New York City in 1980, Hardin met Tom Russell, who was also driving a cab.[3] One of Russell's fares was Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, which led to a gig opening for Hunter at the Lonestar Cafe in New York. Russell and Hardin performed around the city, and, after an agent heard them, they toured Norway[4] and recorded three albums there (which were later released in the U.S. on Philo).[5]
Russell and Hardin recorded and toured internationally, recording over twenty albums from the early 1990s through 2005.[6] Hardin accompanied Russell twice on the "Late Night with David Letterman" television show.[7]
Hardin Burns
[edit]Hardin and vocalist Jeannie Burns compose, record, and perform as Hardin Burns. Their album Lounge was self-released in 2012. Down The Deep Well, released in 2014, was co-produced by Gabe Rhodes and features drummer Dony Wynn and upright bassist David Carroll.[8]
Production and Support
[edit]Hardin's role as co-producer of the Tom Russell Band recordings of the mid-eighties led to a career producing other major and independent label acts in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
Hardin produced the 2002 recording "In Demand" by Norwegian singer Paal Flaata for Universal Music.[9] Hardin has also performed over the years with artists such as Dave Alvin, Jimmy LaFave,[10] Katy Moffatt,[11] Nanci Griffith, Eliza Gilkyson,[12] and Ray Wylie Hubbard.[13]
Hardin is featured soloing on the 2002 Nanci Griffith DVD "Winter Marquee."[14] Andrew played the riveting electric guitar solo on "Welcome Back," the opening cut and single off Eliza Gilkyson's 2002 CD "Lost and Found."
Recordings
[edit]Hardin has recorded "Just Like This Train," a collection of vocals and instrumentals from 2002, and Coney Island Moon featuring Albert Lee.[15]
In 2005, Hardin released "Blue Acoustic," a collection of instrumental acoustic guitar duets with songwriters Dave Alvin, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Eliza Gilkyson, Tom Russell, cowboy singer Don Edwards, and bassist Washtub Jerry.[16]
!AH HA!
[edit]Andrew Hardin and Hank Alrich met at Folk Alliance International 2008 in Memphis, Tennessee, when they accompanied the late Audrey Auld-Mezera.[17] In 2015, Alrich organized their first billing as !AH HA!.
Discography
[edit]Solo albums
[edit]- 1996: Coney Island Moon (Round Tower)
- 1998: Lunchtime at an Alligator Farm (Round Tower)
- 2002: Just Like This Train (self-released)
- 2005: Blue Acoustic (self-released)
- 2012: Lost Pines (self-released) compilation of early recordings
With Tom Russell
[edit]- 1984: Heart on a Sleeve (End of the Trail)
- 1987: Road To Bayamon (Mega)
- 1989. Poor Man's Dream (Sonet)
- 1991: Cowboy Real (Philo)
- 1991: Hurricane Season (Philo)
- 1992: Box of Visions (Stony Plain)
- 1993: Hillbilly Voodoo (East Side Digital) with Barrence Whitfield
- 1993: Cowboy Mambo (East Side Digital) with Barrence Whitfield
- 1995: The Rose of the San Joaquin (Round Tower / HighTone)
- 1997: Song of the West (HighTone)
- 1997: The Long Way Around (HighTone)
- 1998: The Man From God Knows Where (HighTone / Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
- 2001: Borderland (HighTone)
- 2003: Modern Art (HighTone)
- 2004: Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs (HighTone)
- 2005: Hearts on the Line, DVD (HighTone)
- 2005: Hotwalker (HighTone)
- 2006: Love & Fear (HighTone)
- 2018: Old Songs Yet to Sing (Frontera)
As Hardin Burns
[edit]- 2012: Lounge (self-released)
- 2014: Down the Deep Well (self-released)
As primary artist/song contributor
[edit]- 2016: various artists Just Love: A Tribute to Audrey Auld Mezera (Reckless) – track 1-08, "Bread and Roses"
As producer
[edit]- 1988: Katy Moffatt – Walkin' on the Moon (Philo / Red Moon)
- 1994: Midnight Choir – Midnight Choir (Fjording)
- 1996: Flying Norwegians – Still Riding (Norske Gram)
- 1996: Tine Valand – She's Just Leavin' (Columbia)
- 1998: Katy Moffatt – Angel Town (HighTone)
- 2002: Paal Flaata – In Demand (Universal)
- 2003: Cris Cuddy – Keep the Change (Vanishing Castle)
- 2003: Steve Bice – Sixty Minutes of Sin (Sin Citizen)
- 2011: Katy Moffatt – Fewer Things (Zeppelin)
Also appears on
[edit]- 1979: The Dingoes – Orphans of the Storm (A&M)
- 1985: Act – September Field (Odeon)
- 1989: Sylvia Tyson – You Were on My Mind (Stony Plain)
- 1992: Richard Meyer – Good Life! (Shanachie)
- 1993: Katy Moffatt – Evangeline Hotel (Philo)
- 1994: Richard Meyer – A Letter from the Open Sky (Shanachie)
- 1994: Katy Moffatt – Hearts Gone Wild (Watermelon)
- 1996: Katy Moffatt – Midnight Radio (Watermelon)
- 1998: Nanci Griffith – Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) (Elektra)
- 1999: Ramblin' Jack Elliott – The Long Ride (HighTone)
- 2002: Eliza Gilkyson – Lost and Found (Red House)
- 2002: Nanci Griffith – Winter Marquee (Rounder)
- 2005: various artists – KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 13 (KGSR) – track 1-04, "Tonight We Ride" (with Tom Russell)
- 2005: various artists – Elko! A Cowboy's Gathering (Western Jubilee) – track 2–16, "All This Way for the Short Ride" (with Tom Russell and Paul Zarzyski)
- 2006: CopperMoon – Songs (self-released)
- 2007: Jimmy LaFave – Cimarron Manifesto (Red House)
- 2007: various artists – The Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson (Stony Plain) – track 10, "Old Cheyenne" (with Tom Russell)
- 2008: Katy Moffatt – Playin' Fool: Live in Holland (Strictly Country)
- 2008: Rain Perry – Cinderblock Bookshelves (Precipitous)
- 2011: Malcolm Holcombe – To Drink the Rain (Music Road)
- 2012: John Fullbright – From the Ground Up (Blue Dirt / Thirty Tigers)
References
[edit]- ^ on page 10 in: Kerrville Kronikle Issue 3, 1989, by Arthur Wood, tdl.org
- ^ Heinsius, Ryan (November 20, 2003). "Tom Russell: The Western way". Arizona Daily-Sun. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The encyclopedia of popular music (1 ed.). ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Skjeklesaether, Tom (April 30, 1997). "Tom Russell – " But He's Big In Norway"". No Depression. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (January 16, 1996). "Tom Russell Gets Lyrical About Chance Encounters". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Dexter, Kerry (July 26, 2000). "Tom Russell Shows Where Hits Come From". MTV News. Retrieved July 30, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Gilbert, Barry (March 3, 2005). "Andrew Hardin: Accompany Man". St. Louis Dispatch. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Johanna J. Bodde (January 30, 2015). "Hardin Burns: Down the Deep Well". Insurgent Country. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ Clarkson, John (June 6, 2005). "Paal Flaate/Midnight Choir". Penny Black Music. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Dave Marsh (May 12, 2017). "Jimmy LaFave in the Present Tense". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ Donald Teplyske (September 15, 2015). "Katy Moffatt & Andrew Hardin- Live in Red Deer". Fervor Coulee. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Stone, Steven (July 1, 2002). "Eliza Gilkyson – Lost and Found". Vintage Guitar. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ "Hardin Back After Hiatus". Edmonton Journal. March 7, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Keith Glass (January 1, 2003). "Winter Marquee – Nanci Griffith". Country Music Capital News. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ Joseph, Adam (December 9, 2010). "Juni Fisher leads another stampede of music at the Monterey Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Wilk, Tom (August 31, 2005). "Andrew Hardin – Blue Acoustic". No Depression. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ Glen Harley (March 19, 2008). "Beauty and the beat". New Timed San Luis Obispo. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
External links
[edit]- !AH HA! Andrew Hardin & Hank Alrich website
- Andrew Hardin at AllMusic
- Andrew Hardin discography at Discogs
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