Singer-songwriter Hank Wedel was born in the USA in the ‘60s, grew up in NYC and Mallow, Co. Cork in the ‘70s, lived for awhile in NYC in the ’80s and ’90s but is based in Cork City.
He is well known for his involvement in the live music scene in Cork, 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 with mandolinst Ray Barron. Hank has also performed with Irish music legends Kila, Declan Sinnott, Shane McGowan 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.
