Kristy Hanson
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Background information | |
Born | June 16, 1981 |
Origin | Shaker Heights, Cleveland, United States |
Genres | Folk-Pop |
Years active | 2001–present |
Labels | Independent |
Website | http://www.kristyhanson.com |
Kristy Hanson is an American singer-songwriter, who has released a number of folk-pop albums.[1]
Background
Hanson was born in Cleveland, Ohio, where she lived in the Shaker Heights area. Her family moved to south Florida in 1986. She attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor from 1999–2004, earning degrees in English Language and Literature and vocal performance and studying with former Metropolitan Opera diva Shirley Verrett.
Hanson performed in school and All-State choirs as a child, and began studying voice at 12. She began performing her own songs and other folk music in bookstores and coffee houses as a high school student, after having taken up guitar. Her initial influences included Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez and current folk artists such as the Indigo Girls. Throughout college she performed at Ann Arbor venues, most notably The Blind Pig, and put on several concerts for University of Michigan students. It was during her college years that she released her first two albums, Half the Moon (2001) and She's Been Waiting(2003).
She performs throughout the country, often with other female artists, and she works actively to promote other independent artists as a performing member of Indiegrrl and as the Media/PR Coordinator for Songsalive.
Discography
- Half the Moon (2001)
- She's Been Waiting, Relay Records (2003)
- Already Gone (2007)
- Into the Quiet (2010)
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References
- ^ "biography". kristyhanson.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
External links
- Living people
- 1981 births
- American female singer-songwriters
- American singer-songwriters
- American folk singers
- American folk guitarists
- Songwriters from Ohio
- Singers from Michigan
- University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni
- Songwriters from Michigan
- Guitarists from Michigan
- Guitarists from Ohio
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American women guitarists
- 21st-century American guitarists
- University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni