Rev Hammer


See: http://www.revhammer.com/

Review of gig on Sunday 29 March 2009
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/what-where-when/Rev-Hammer-One-man-a.5135221.jp

Rev Hammer is a singer/songwriter in the Irish folk tradition. A 25 year career has seen him release six studio albums and ten albums of live collaborations.

He is as happy treading the boards of Europe’s major music festivals from Glastonbury to Norway’s Vossa Jazz festival as relishing the intimacy of traditional folk clubs from Penzance to Moscow.

As a solo performer Rev’s shows are a heady brew of magnificent songwriting, surreal storytelling and outrageous humour.

Rev works closely with The Levellers and through them he’s had two songs on Number 1 albums – “Searchlights” on The Help Album (a fundraiser CD for the charity War Child) and “Maid of The River” on their best selling album Zeitgeist.

Rev was for many years viewed as a maverick performer in the roots music arena. The release of “Freeborn John”, a highly ambitious and critically acclaimed album charting the life of John Lilburne, the first English Radical, changed that perspective. The tour of that album - featuring Maddy Prior, Rory McLeod, New Model Army, Edie Reader and The Levellers - was described as “stomping English folk rock with a blast of punk/country at its heart!” (The Daily Mirror)

“Rev Hammer is an artist of rare charm and wit and a songwriter of beautiful songs. A modern day minstrel with a hilarious tale to tell.” (Rock’n’Reel Magazine)

Profile Photo Rev Hammer @ South Douglas Old Friends 290309 (c) Mike Wade Isle of Man Newspapers

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