Rebel Roots in association with Brú Bar presents…..Hank Wedel Duo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJoLbPyI5tE

Singer-songwriter Hank Wedel
was born in The USA in the 1960’s,
grew up in NYC and Mallow, Co. Cork in the 1970’s, 
lived for awhile in NYC in the 1980’s and 1990’s
but is based in Cork City, Ireland


He is well known for his involvement
in the live music scene in that city,
and, in the past, with bands such as
“Princes Street” and “Open Kitchen”,
as well as a long-standing Monday night residency 
at Charlies Bar, Union Quay with mandolinst Ray Barron…


Hank has also performed with Irish music legends
Kila, Declan Sinnott, Shane McGowan, 
Philomena Begley and Bono.
Irish folk-singer legend Christy Moore
recorded Hank’s song “Listen”
and made it the title track of
his best-selling 2009 album
on Sony records…
In 2016, Hank released an album
“Living In The Land Of Love”
produced by well known Cork City producer 
Christian Best featuring
a bevy of well known Irish musicians
and singers…
In 2024, Hank released an album 
“What Happens In Cork” 
produced by Declan Sinnott
which featured the well received
“(We Are) The Rakes of Mallow” for which a video
has received tens of thousands of views online
And garnered awards for production
from global film festivals