Hank Weisman
Folk Music & Easy Listening
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Hank calls his music "folk and easy listening." Though rooted in traditional folk songs of America and inclusive of more contemporary tunes by singer/songwriters, the main thrust of his music is from the "Folk Revival" - those songs popular during the 1950s and 1960s when he was growing up and "hootenanny" was taking the country by storm.
Launched by Pete Seeger and the Weavers, who stood on the shoulders of Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie and others, the Folk Revival featured such artists as the Kingston Trio, Peter Paul & Mary, the Limeliters, the Chad Mitchell Trio, Ian & Sylvia, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, Judy Collins, Gordon Lightfoot and so many more. These are Hank's idols and he sings their songs.
Hank supplements his folk revival songs with other tunes of the period and ballads popular thereafter. The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Harry Chapin, Simon & Garfunkel, Jim Croce and others recorded songs that Hank loves to sing.
Hank Weisman & John Powers, "The Old Folkers" sing "If I Had My Way" at the Concerts at the Plantation Club series, The Landings, in Savannah, GA.
Hank Weisman and John Powers, also known as The Old Folkers, self produced a compact disc several years ago called "Openers." The songs were selected from numbers they had performed to open various shows at "First Friday for Folk Music" - the Savannah Folk Music Society's monthly coffeehouse-style concert. Included on the CD are: If I Had My Way, House of the Rising Sun, Greenback Dollar, Down and Out/Settle Down, M.T.A., Sixteen Tons, Cindy O Cindy, The Unfortunate Man, Sylvie, Linin' Track, Dona Dona, Banua/Tijuana Jail, and Day is Done. The CD is $10 plus shipping and anyone interested should contact Hank for a copy (see contact page).