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The combined talents of northerners Stu Hanna and Debbie Hanna-Palmer make the award winning duo ‘Megson’. With two albums, ON THE SIDE & SMOKE OF HOME under their belts they are fast making waves amongst the British folk / roots scene with captivating songs, beautiful harmonies, northern humour and impeccable musicianship.
It all began for Megson in 2004 when Stu & Debs, then living in South East London, armed themselves with a selection of original and traditional folk songs, combined their classical and punk backgrounds and started gigging on the London acoustic scene. Since then, Megson have gone from strength to strength, playing up and down the country at festivals, folk clubs, arts centres and acoustic venues. Added to this Stu has been kept busy producing albums for other artists such as Faustus, Benji Kirkpatrick, Jon Redfern and Mawkin:Causley.
Megson’s self produced 2007 album SMOKE OF HOME received critical acclaim across the board with a host of strong reviews including fRoots “This is first rate! …if you don’t like this music you have a problem.”, Mojo” Fresh, melodic and bushy-tailed” and Rock’n’Reel “…this hits all the targets ****”. It also gained radio play from DJ’s such as BBC Radio 2’s Mike Harding and Bob Harris, the latter inviting them to perform an exclusive live session at the BBC and commenting ‘how gorgeous was that...absolutely beautiful’.
The biggest strength of Megson, however, is their stunning live performances. The duo have played at numerous folk festivals including Shrewsbury, Sidmouth, Gosport &Fareham, Wimborne and Cambridge, which led to a review in County Music People describing them as ‘enthralling’. They toured with Seth Lakeman on his ‘post Mercury nomination” tour and also with award wining roots duo Show Of Hands both in the UK and also throughout Germany. Autumn 2007 saw a PRS Foundation ATOM award given to the duo to reward technical innovations in contemporary music.
Their new album ‘Get Yourself a Wife’ featuring a selection of songs by Northern Bards from 1700 to 1950 reinterpreted by the duo, is already getting rave reviews.
