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Megson
Stu Hanna & Debbie Hanna are the husband & wife duo Megson. Three times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the 2011 Spiral Earth awards they draw heavily on their Teesside heritage to create a unique brand of folk music. Their infectious sound is a mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars and mandolas. As fRoots magazine puts it, “if you don’t like the music here then you have a problem”.
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.
In the eight years since Megson began, the duo have played up and down the country, gaining a devoted fanbase and selling out many of their extensive tour dates. Their growing talent was recognised not only with 3 nominations for best duo in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2009 ~ 2011 but also with burgeoning interest from the major broadsheets. Their last album ‘The Longshot’ had rave reviews from the national press with 4 star reviews from Mojo, The Financial Times, Uncut, The Sunday Express and The Guardian, who ran a major feature on them. The independent has listed Megson in their top gigs to see section on numerous occasions.
In 2011 Megson took a break from music as they welcomed their little girl Lola Wren into the world. Unable to stay away too long they looked for a project that would combine their new roles as parents with their musical passions. ‘When I Was A Lad’ was the end result, an album of old and new children’s folk songs to be released in September 2012.
2014 saw the release of In A Box, their much anticipated brand new studio album. Featuring guest performances by Seth Lakeman , Jess Morgan & The Willows it was not only named one of the Best Folk Albums of 2014 by The Telegraph but also The Sunday Express - Album Of The Week.
“Their rich acoustic mix of miners, lovers, charlatans and whimsy is about as traditional as folk gets, but never sounds old or dulled.” said Q Magazine’s Andy Fyfe, while Colin Irwin wrote in MOJO “In A Box brackets Stu and Debbie Hanna among the upper echelon of Brit folk songwriters."
Stu has also kept himself busy over this period, producing albums for the Cecil Sharp Project, the award winning album by Lucy Ward and a forthcoming release on Navigator Records for The Young’Uns.

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Good Times Will Come Again Artist: MegsonFormat: CD
Megson, one of the UK's most feted folk roots duos, release their first album of totally original songs in an ...
"Good Times Will Come Again" - Album Teaser for the new album, released 27th May. Pre-Order now and receive a Limited Autographed Edition CD.
Discography
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Good Times Will Come Again Megson
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27/05/2016
Megson, one of the UK's most feted folk roots duos, release their first album of totally original songs in an ever impressive 12-year career. Nomin… -
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Live (Exclusive Autographed Ed… Megson
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16/09/2013
Propermusic store exclusive, unavailable elsewhere. Limited Autographed Edition of the brand new "Live" album with 16 of their most popular tracks, re… -
When I Was A Lad - A Collectio… Megson
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03/09/2012
Critically acclaimed English folk duo return with a surprisingly mature take on children's folk songs. In 2011 MEGSON took a break from music as th… -
The Longshot Megson
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07/06/2010
Double BBC Folk Award nominees and heavy touring folk-duo MEGSON present THE LONGSHOT, produced by Debbie Hanna and much sought after producer Stu Han… -
Take Yourself A Wife Megson
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29/09/2008
The combined talents of northerners Stu Hanna and Debbie Hanna-Palmer make up the award winning duo Megson. With two albums already under their belts… -
Smoke of Home Megson
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02/07/2007
Originally from the North of England, Stu Hanna and Debbie Palmer moved to London the year before releasing their début album On the Side in 2005. In… -
On The Side Megson
Format: CD
27/06/2005
Debbie Palmer (vocals, whistle) and Stu Hanna (vocals, guitar, mandoline and bouzouki) formed Megson in 2003. This, their debut album, follows succesf…
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