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HANK WEDEL & RAY BARRON - LEWIS GLUCKSMAN GALLERY, CORK, IRLEAND 19.02.16 INTRODUCED BY MEL MERCIER.
This was a lunchtime event.
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Hank plays guitar and sings, Ray plays mandolin, and is in the band Two Time Polka.
Singer-songwriter Hank Wedel was born in the USA and grew up in New York. and Mallow, Co. Cork. In the ‘70s, lived for a while in NYC in the ’80s and ’90s and now is based in Cork City. He is well known for his involvement in the live music scene in that city, and, in the past with bands such as”Princes Street” and “Open Kitchen”,
Hank has also performed with Irish musicians Kila, Declan Sinnott, Shane McGowan and Bono.Irish folk-singer legend Christy Moore recorded Hank’s song “Listen”
In 2012,Hank released a single entitled “Mighty Fine” written and performed by Hank Wedel.
https://youtu.be/sQ4JpkyjXU8
HANK WEDEL & RAY BARRON regular Monday night gig at Charlies Bar on Union Quay has been on the go since 1993 and is an institution in Cork City. The atmosphere is of the gig is one of relaxed conviviality and experimentation. Many musicians from far and wide, playing everything from saxophones to sitars, singer/songwriters, some very well known, some up and coming have sat in with Hank and Ray on a Monday night in Charlies.

They've toured all over Ireland, been to Europe and the USA and have recorded and released an album entitled "Where The Bottles Break". The album reflects their interest in Euro/Americana Roots Music and quality song writing with songs by John Prine, Noel Brazil and John Gorka amongst the 11 tracks on the album.
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