For me, part of the fun of organizing The Word On The Street Festival is getting to actually talk to some pretty important musical talents who I’ve been watching from a seat in the audience for years! One of these is John Wort Hannam, who I first saw probably 10 years ago at the Howling Wolf Stage organized by the Lethbridge Folk Club, and dozens of times since then at events all over southern Alberta.
From the website www.johnworthannam.com here’s a bit of background… John Wort Hannam comes from a long line of people who make a living using their hands. His great-great grandfather drove horse and buggy for the village doctor. His great-grandfather was a stevedore, his grandfather, a farmer and his father still works as a master carpenter. Wort Hannam now carries on the tradition making his living writing songs and playing music. He independently released his debut CD “pocket full of holes” in 2002 and his 2nd CD “Dynamite and ‘Dozers” in 2004. His third CD “Two-Bit Suit” was released by Black Hen Music in the spring of 2007. In May of 2009 John went back in the studio and recorded “Queen’s Hotel” which won the 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year.
That’s just one more reason you should sign up to volunteer for the Festival… you’ll never know who you might meet in the Green Room. 
