For those not in the know, Hank Wedel was born in Dayton, Ohio, USA, in 1963. Raised in New York City and Mallow County in Cork, Ireland, he is now based in Cork.

This songwriter/vocalist/guitarist/ recording artist/bandleader has performed thousands of gigs from The North Pole to Lanzarote, from Oklahoma to Azerbaijan, solo or with bands.

His regular shows have been with his bands–Princes Street, Open Kitchen, Small Town Talk, and a 25 year Monday night residency at “Charlies,” in Cork City with mandolin maestro Ray Barron. Hank has performed onstage with Shane McGowan, Mary Black, Christy Moore, Kila, Philomena Begley and Bono.

1. Poe Park 2AM (3:25)
2. Lonely Tree (2:48)
3. Sleep Out On The Beach (2:48)
4. Word of Mouth (3:29)
5. The Time We Share (2:57)
6. Alright! Dynamite! Spiro! (2:17)
7. I Know I Know You Say (3:24)
8. One Too Many Goodbyes (3:02)
9. Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong With Me (2:13)
10. (We Are) The Rakes of Mallow (3:04)

This wondrously enigmatic new recording opens on the melodically jaunty Poe Park 2AM and the smoothly sculpted Lonely Tree and then brings us the impassioned Sleep Out On The Beach, the low slung rocker Word of Mouth and then we get brought forth the troubadour-eseque vibe of The Time We Share.

Up next is the drum-led rocker Alright! Dynamite! Spiro! and the free wheeling I Know I Know You Say and they are backed seamlessly by the acoustically-driven twang of One Too Many Goodbyes, the languishing ballad Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong With Me, the album closing on the vibrantly-hued, complete with rock guitar solo, sing-along (We Are) The Rakes of Mallow.

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