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'''Hatful of Rain''' is a critically acclaimed<ref name="Harris"/> [[acoustic music]] group based in [[Lewes]], [[East Sussex]], England. The group perform original material<ref name="Wilkinson"/> that combines English folk sounds with harmony singing<ref name="Wilkinson"/> and American [[bluegrass music]].<ref name="Bearded">{{cite news | url=http://www.spiralearth.co.uk/news/story.asp?nid=6254 | title=Hatful Of Rain – Way Up On The Hill (Union Music Store) | work=Bearded | date=5 July 2012 | accessdate=2 April 2014 | author=Miller, Norman}}</ref><ref name="Wilkinson">{{cite web | url=http://www.allanwilkinson.co.uk/node/2372 | title=Album Review: Hatful of Rain – Way Up On The Hill (Union Music Store) | publisher=Northern Sky | work=Music news | date=21 July 2012 | accessdate=2 April 2014 | author=Wilkinson, Allan}}</ref><ref name="Spiral">{{cite news | url=http://www.spiralearth.co.uk/news/story.asp?nid=6254 | title=Hatful of Rain: 'Way Up On The Hill' | work=[[Spiral Earth]] | date=4 June 2012 | accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>
'''Hatful of Rain''' is a critically acclaimed<ref name="Bearded"/><ref name="Harris"/><ref name="Wilkinson"/><ref name="Spiral"/><ref name="Price"> Reviewer Steve Price describes the group as "gifted", giving "impressively polished performances" and having a "confidently beautiful sound" with, in Chloe Overton, a "captivating lead voice". {{cite web | url=http://www.yourtwickenham.com/whats-on-in-twickenham-at-twickfolk-in-march-and-april/ | title=What’s on in Twickenham at Twickfolk in March and April | work=Your Twickenham | date=12 March 2014 | accessdate=2 April 2014 | author=Price, Steve}}</ref> [[acoustic music]] group based in [[Lewes]], [[East Sussex]], England. The group perform original material<ref name="Wilkinson"/> that combines English folk sounds with harmony singing<ref name="Wilkinson"/> and American [[bluegrass music]].<ref name="Bearded">{{cite news | url=http://www.spiralearth.co.uk/news/story.asp?nid=6254 | title=Hatful Of Rain – Way Up On The Hill (Union Music Store) | work=Bearded | date=5 July 2012 | accessdate=2 April 2014 | author=Miller, Norman}}</ref><ref name="Wilkinson">{{cite web | url=http://www.allanwilkinson.co.uk/node/2372 | title=Album Review: Hatful of Rain – Way Up On The Hill (Union Music Store) | publisher=Northern Sky | work=Music news | date=21 July 2012 | accessdate=2 April 2014 | author=Wilkinson, Allan}}</ref><ref name="Spiral">{{cite news | url=http://www.spiralearth.co.uk/news/story.asp?nid=6254 | title=Hatful of Rain: 'Way Up On The Hill' | work=[[Spiral Earth]] | date=4 June 2012 | accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>


The band performed live on [[BBC Radio 2]]'s ''[[Bob Harris (radio)| Bob Harris]] Sunday'' programme on 24 March 2013.<ref name="Harris">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rcl9p | title=Hatful of Rain play live | publisher=[[BBC]] | work=[[Bob Harris (radio)| Bob Harris]] Sunday | date=24 March 2013 | accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>
The band performed live on [[BBC Radio 2]]'s ''[[Bob Harris (radio)| Bob Harris]] Sunday'' programme on 24 March 2013.<ref name="Harris">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rcl9p | title=Hatful of Rain play live | publisher=[[BBC]] | work=[[Bob Harris (radio)| Bob Harris]] Sunday | date=24 March 2013 | accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>

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Hatful of Rain
OriginLewes, East Sussex, England
GenresBluegrass music and acoustic folk
Years active2010–present[1]
LabelsUnion Music Store
MembersFred Gregory – guitar, mandolin, vocals; Phil Jones – double bass, vocals, clawhammer banjo; Chloe Overton – vocals, guitars, mandolin; James Shenton – fiddle, piano
Websitehttp://www.hatfulofrain.co.uk/

Hatful of Rain is a critically acclaimed[1][2][3][4][5] acoustic music group based in Lewes, East Sussex, England. The group perform original material[3] that combines English folk sounds with harmony singing[3] and American bluegrass music.[1][3][4]

The band performed live on BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris Sunday programme on 24 March 2013.[2]

Their debut album, Way Up on the Hill,[1] was released on 30 May 2012. Actress Amanda Abbington performed in the official video that accompanied the release of The Exit Song, a single from the album. The video was directed by Jamie Freeman (brother of actor Martin Freeman)[6] and Stevie Freeman.[7]

Personal life

Chloe Overton, the band's singer and lyricist, works as a midwife.[6]

Discography

Album Release date Label
Way Up on the Hill 30 May 2012 Union Music Store
Single Release date Label
The Exit Song (digital download) 23 July 2012[7] Union Music Store

References

  1. ^ a b c d Miller, Norman (5 July 2012). "Hatful Of Rain – Way Up On The Hill (Union Music Store)". Bearded. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Hatful of Rain play live". Bob Harris Sunday. BBC. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d Wilkinson, Allan (21 July 2012). "Album Review: Hatful of Rain – Way Up On The Hill (Union Music Store)". Music news. Northern Sky. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Hatful of Rain: 'Way Up On The Hill'". Spiral Earth. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  5. ^ Reviewer Steve Price describes the group as "gifted", giving "impressively polished performances" and having a "confidently beautiful sound" with, in Chloe Overton, a "captivating lead voice". Price, Steve (12 March 2014). "What's on in Twickenham at Twickfolk in March and April". Your Twickenham. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b Hartley, Emma (30 April 2013). "Hatful of Rain and The Hobbit himself, Martin Freeman". Emma Hartley's Glamour Cave. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Hatful Of Rain – The Exit Song OFFICIAL". Union Music Store. Shelby TV. Retrieved 2 April 2014.


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