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Hank Cramer

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Hank Cramer
Cramer in 2011
Cramer in 2011
Background information
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • banjo
Years active1982–present
Labels
  • Ferryboat
  • Skookumchuck
  • Front Range
Websitewww.hankcramer.com

Hank Cramer is an American folk singer from the Pacific Northwest.

Biography

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Cramer is the son of a United States Army officer who served in the United States Army Special Forces. Cramer began singing as a student University of Arizona. Cramer served in the United States Army for 28 years, retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1]

In 2006, Cramer revived the annual Pine Stump Symphony in the Methow Valley of Washington, a music event run by his late father-in-law Ron McLean from 1962 until his death in 1982.[2]

Discography

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  • The Captain & The Outlaw (1982) – Hank Cramer with Dakota – Front Range Records
  • West By Northwest (1996) – Skookumchuck Music
  • Live Aboard The Wawona (1998) – Hank Cramer with The Cutters – Skookumchuck Music
  • Days Gone By (1999) – Ferryboat Music
  • Sail Away (2000) – Hank Cramer with The Cutters – Skookumchuck Music
  • Brave Boys! (2001) – Hank Cramer with The Rounders – Ferryboat Music
  • The Road Rolls On (2003) – Ferryboat Music
  • Songs from the USS Constellation (2003) – Hank Cramer & Constellation's Crew – Ferryboat Music
  • If There's One More Song (2004) – Ferryboat Music
  • A Soldier's Songs (2005) – Ferryboat Music
  • Back to Sea (2006) – Hank Cramer & Constellation's Crew – Ferryboat Music
  • Songs From Maurie's Porch (2006) – Ferryboat Music
  • Miner's Songs (2007) – Ferryboat Music
  • Way Out West (2007) – Ferryboat Music
  • Caledonia (2007) – Ferryboat Music
  • An Old Striped Shirt (2008) – Ferryboat Music
  • Open Range (2008)- Ferryboat Music
  • The Shantyman (2008) – Ferryboat Music
  • Loosely Celtic (2008) – Ferryboat Music
  • My Side of the Mountains (2011) – Ferryboat Music
  • Make the Rafters Ring (2016) - Ferryboat Music
  • Sing Until Morning (2019) with Dan Maher - Ferryboat Music
  • Westward I Go Free (2022) Hank Cramer & Friends - Ferryboat Music

References

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  1. ^ "Hank Cramer presents 'A Salute to Veterans'". Sequim Gazette. June 21, 2014.
  2. ^ Robbins, Jefferson (June 14, 2013). "On The Stump". The Wenatchee World.
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  • Hank Cramer on AllMusic
  • 45 Years Apart – Seattle Times Friday January 11, 2002 [1]
  • Black Rose Acoustic review of Caledonia [2]
  • Acoustic Brew 2008 review [3]
  • National Public Radio (NPR) Calling All Cowboys Sample Show [4]