Hannah James and Sam Sweeney
Hannah James and Sam Sweeney | |
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 James and Sweeney performing at Sidmouth Festival, 2009. | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 2009–2014 |
| Labels | RootBeat Records |
| Past members | Hannah James Sam Sweeney |
Hannah James and Sam Sweeney were an English folk duo, comprising Hannah James (piano accordion, vocals, clogs) and Sam Sweeney (violin, viola, octave viola, English bagpipes, nyckelharpa, Hardanger fiddle).
History
[edit]Hannah James and Sam Sweeney had been playing together for many years as part of the band Kerfuffle, but only officially became a duo in 2009.
In 2010 they were nominated for the BBC Radio 2 folk award, 'Horizon Award'.[1] Also in 2010, they won the 'Best Newcomers' at the Hancock Awards.[2]
At the 2013 folk awards they were nominated for 'Best Duo' and Sweeney was nominated for 'Musician of the Year'.[3]
They ceased performing as a duo in mid-2014.[4]
Discography
[edit]- Catches and Glees (2009)
- State and Ancientry (April, 2012)
References
[edit]- ^ "Songlines.co.uk". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Login". Talkawhile.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013 Nominees". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Hannah James & Sam Sweeney". Hannahandsam.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2016.