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House of Hamill owes its existence - almost entirely - to a series of cancelled flights.Rose’s band Burning Bridget Cleary was scheduled to perform at the 2014 Folk Alliance International Conference, but inclement weather prevented two of her band mates from flying. Desperate to salvage the showcase, Rose approached Brian Buchanan, who she knew fronted Canadian celtic rock band Enter the Haggis. She thrust a guitar into Brian’s hands, pulled him onstage, and the two just clicked.
Four years and hundreds of shows later, the duo was booked to play a closing slot at a Colorado festival, so they hired a bass player and drummer to fill out their sound. By the oddest of coincidences, their hired bandmates’ flights were canceled the day of the show. A frantic Facebook post introduced Brian and Rose to local musician Caroline Browning, who joined them on bass for the weekend. Once again, the chemistry was undeniable, and House of Hamill became a trio.
Today, Pennsylvania-based House of Hamill is a fixture on festival stages across the US, and have shared their music and stories on the country’s premier folk stages. Their version of “Pound a Week Rise” rose to #1 on the US Folk DJ charts, and the video for their all-violin cover of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” amassed over 16 million views on Facebook, where it was shared over 400,000 times.
Jann Klose is an award-winning* pop singer-songwriter, who has released seven albums and two EPs. Klose was raised in Kenya, South Africa, Germany and the United States. Singles from his most recent album Surrender (2023) have accumulated over 5 million streams across all platforms and charted on Top 40 radio in both the US and South Africa.
Jann served as the singing voice of Tim Buckley in the 2012 film Greetings from Tim Buckley. His songs have been heard on the Grammy nominated Healthy Food For Thought compilation, charted in the Billboard Top 10 compilation Action Moves People United, and have appeared in MTV Cribs and the movies Married Young, Dead Broke and One Little Finger, where he worked alongside Quincy Jones.
Jann has opened for and collaborated with a wide range of artists including Pat Benatar, John Oates of Hall and Oates, Suzanne Vega, Renaissance & Annie Haslam, The Yardbirds, Liz Callaway, Rosanne Cash, Paula Cole, Brett Dennen, Karen Zoid, Tamara Dey, Carrie Newcomer, Alicia Madison, Roger McGuinn, Gary Lucas, Jeffrey Gaines, Elliott Murphy, Rusted Root, Pete Seeger and Les Paul.
*Recipient of 4 Independent Music Awards and a Grammy nomination “Healthy Food For Thought” compilation.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Parker Press Park, Parker Press Park, 428 Rahway Ave, Woodbridge, NJ 07095, United States,Woodbridge, New Jersey
