Beautiful horizons

An artist I really enjoyed sitting down to talk with at Creation Fest 2018 was British singer songwriter Philippa Hanna (pictured left). The interview was played out on CrossRhythms Radio Plymouth the following day and you can hear it again below. She is a contemporary Christian artist who refuses to fall neatly into any one specific music category. She has written songs in a number of styles including roots, folk, blues and soul, and some may even detect a tinge of R and B.

Born in Barnsley in 1984, Hanna's first public performance was in 2007, and since then she has released five solo albums, all as an unsigned independent artist. Her funding often comes from crowdsourcing. She has played over one thousand concerts, touring with the likes of Anastasia, Little Mix, Leona Lewis, Scottish pop legends Wet Wet Wet, Rebecca Ferguson, Blue, and yep - she has even 'danced on the ceiling' with a certain Lionel Richie. Click on the red arrow below to hear the interview I did with her and one of her live tracks recorded at the festival:



Philippa Hanna's latest album, entitled Come Back Fighting sees her returning to her country roots (she spends a sizeable amount of her time living in Nashville) with catchy, jaunty sounds and a southern vocal twang that would not sound out of place on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium. Below is a track Hanna performed on the main stage of Creation Fest 2018 that is quintessentially country - it's called Off the Wagon.

 

It's not difficult to see why Philippa Hanna is so popular. Talk to her and you'll discover she is not only thoroughly grounded, she is incredibly hard working and committed to playing her music whenever she can. She is also committed to improving the plight of those less fortunate than many of us living in the Western industrial nations of the world. She champions Compassion International - a charity that funds education, housing and medical care for children in developing countries, and has just been appointed UK ambassador. This is practical Christianity at its best - and Philippa Hanna is certainly driving onward to beautiful horizons. Below is an inspirational bonus track called I am Amazing.



Photo credit: Steve Wheeler

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