Guitarist Andrew Hardin and vocalist Jeannie Burns have teamed up to write,
record, and perform as Hardin Burns. After meeting at Woody Guthrie Folk
Festival in 2009, the two began writing what would eventually become their self-
released debut recording "Lounge" in 2012.
"Lounge" includes nine original songs and a cover of George Harrison's "Beware
Of Darkness." The duo have also recorded a two-song CD of a new original
"Ache" and Howlin' Wolf's classic "Smokestack Lightning."
Acoustic Guitar Magazine included "Lounge" on its Essential Acoustic Albums list
for 2012 and called it "...an addictive set of earthy, hook-filled melodies, stunning
harmonies, and graceful virtuosity on acoustic and electric guitars."
In April 2014 , the duo recorded their second collection, entitled “Down The Deep
Well” which will be released in the fall. Co-produced by Gabe Rhodes in
Spicewood, Texas, the recording features legendary drummer Dony Wynn and
upright bassist David Carroll.
Andrew Hardin lives outside of Austin, Texas, and is best known for his long
association with songwriter Tom Russell. He has also performed and recorded
with such artists as Jimmy LaFave, Eliza Gilkyson, Malcolm Holcombe, and Joel
Guzman. He has released four solo albums of instrumental guitar music and a
new retrospective entitled "Lost Pines" featuring noted guitarists Albert Lee and
Amos Garrett.
Jeannie Burns, the eighth of twelve siblings, lives in Ithaca, New York, and
performed with the Burns Sisters for over twenty years. The Burns Sisters
released eight albums and have toured extensively as back up singers for Arlo
Guthrie. Jeannie released an excellent solo album "Coming Up Close" in 2000.
In addition to touring in Texas, New York, Florida, and California, Hardin Burns
has recently toured Italy and Alberta, Canada. They performed "Talk Of The
Town" and "My City Was Gone" at the Barns At Wolf Trap (near Washington, DC)
in a tribute to Chrissy Hynde, and performed on the train they call "City Of New
Orleans" from Chicago to New Orleans.
What sets Hardin Burns apart from the crowd is their ability to combine traditional
musical styles such as blues and country with visionary, modern lyrical ideas.
Their sound brings to mind such acts as Raising Sand or CivilWars. Influences
include Johnny Cash, Howlin' Wolf, Lucinda Williams, Warren Zevon,
Al Green,
the Rolling Stones, and George Harrison. In live performance, expect to hear
Jeannie's evocative, bluesy vocals framed by Andrew's inspired and inventive
guitar playing.
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Best known for his stint as a member of the acclaimed '80s roots-rock band the True Believers, singer/guitarist Jon Dee Graham was also a longtime fixture of the renowned Austin, TX music scene. Raised on a ranch located near the Texas-Mexico border, he picked up the guitar at age 12, years later dropping out of law school at the University of Texas to join the Austin punk band the Skunks. The group went on to open for the likes of the Clash and the Ramones, but in 1979 Graham -- frustrated by his minimal input into their creative direction -- left the Skunks to back blues singer Lou Ann Barton, followed during the early '80s as leader of the new wave units Five Spot and the Lift. He joined the True Believers in 1984, and although the group quickly emerged as a major critical favorite they were dropped by EMI in the wake of their self-titled 1986 debut, disbanding soon after.
Although
Graham's gifts as a composer blossomed during his stint in
the True Believers, he chose not to pursue a solo career in the wake of the band's collapse, instead relocating from Austin to Los Angeles and collaborating with
X frontman
John Doe on his solo debut
Meet John Doe. Subsequently working with everyone from
Michelle Shocked to
Patty Smyth,
Graham earned a reputation as a much sought-after sideman and writer before leaving the West Coast in 1995 to tour Europe with blues-rocker
Calvin Russell. Upon returning to Austin the next year, he was by now so disenchanted with the music industry that he accepted a construction job; singer
Kelly Willis ultimately lured
Graham back to performing, however, and in 1997 he also began work on his long-awaited solo debut
Escape from Monster Island.
Summerland followed in 1999.
