Too tough for blues and too blues-influenced for country, LYNNE HANSON's brand of porch music, with a little red dirt, can turn on a dime, from a sunshine, blue-sky ballad to a full-on thunderstorm of gritty Americana swamp from one song to the next. Her hard living music has garnered her the nickname "Canada's Own Queen of Americana". And, while her deep, bluesy croon has drawn comparisons to Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch, it's the poetry of her lyrics that really sets her apart.

A two-time Canadian Folk Music Award-winner, Hanson is known for her high-energy, roots guitar-driven live performance, whether playing solo or with her band the Good Intentions. She has an uncanny way of connecting with her audience with an authenticity that is as entertaining as it is disarming.