‘Simply Brilliant’

The Sunday Express

 ‘Savagely perceptive lyrics, ear catching vocals & melodies to die for’

Louder Than War

Four times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the  Spiral Earth Awards Megson, aka Stu & Debbie Hanna, draw heavily on their Teesside heritage to create a truly unique brand of folk music.

The husband & wife duo bring an infectious mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars. Comprising Debs Hanna (Vocals, Whistle, Piano Accordion) and Stu Hanna (Guitar, Mandola, Banjo) Megson have gained fame on the British folk scene, not only for their arresting & intelligent songwriting, but for their exquisite musicianship and northern humour. As fRoots Magazine puts it ‘if you don’t like the music here then you have a problem’

MEGSON have recorded thirteen studio albums across their twenty year career gaining four & five star reviews from THE GUARDIAN,MOJO, THE TELEGRAPH, UNCUT, THE FINANCIAL TIMES whilst THE OBSERVER pronounced them ‘A force in the folk revival’.

2024 sees them back on the road promoting a brand new studio album ow they are back doing what they do best, on the road promoting a brand newstudio album WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO SAY.

 

m e g s o n‘Simply Brilliant’The Sunday Express‘Savagely perceptive lyrics, ear catchingvocals & melodies to die for’Louder Than WarFour times nominated in theBBC Radio 2 Folk Awardsand double winners ofthe Spiral Earth AwardsMEGSONcreate a truly unique brand of folk music.Combining an infectious mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and drivingrhythmic guitars, MEGSON have gained a reputation not only for their arresting &intelligent songwriting, but also for their exquisite musicianship and northernhumour. Comprising Debs Hanna (Vocals, Whistle, Piano Accordion) and StuHanna (Guitar, Mandola, Banjo) MEGSON have been described as as “the mostoriginal duo on the British folk scene” byTHE GUARDIANand asFROOTSMagazine puts it ‘if you don’t like the music here then you have a problem’.Liking to keep busy, MEGSON have recorded thirteen studio albums across their twenty year career gaining four & five star reviews from THE GUARDIAN,MOJO, THE TELEGRAPH, UNCUT, THE FINANCIAL TIMESwhilstTHE OBSERVERpronounced them ‘A force in the folk revival’. Even lockdown2020 couldn’t hold them back as they performed a hugely popular series of livestream concerts to their growing army of followers.And during all this time, Stu even managed to be involved with other artistsproducing & recording award winning music for SHOW OF HANDS, ODETTEMITCHEL, LUCY WARD, FAUSTUS & THE YOUNG’UNS.Now they are back doing what they do best, on the road promoting a brand new