What sort of music do OftW play?
We only play songs written by Bernard Hanaway. We don’t do covers, although we did in our early days (Neil Young, Paul Simon, The Beatles, Love, The Flamin’ Groovies… ) We’ve been together since 1979…. with a short break of 30 or so years until we got back together again in 2011.
What do OftW sound like?
Listen to our most recent sessions
We were teenagers in the ’70s, so the music of that time has had a huge influence on us. However we soon developed our own style. Some people say we remind them of Pentangle, Curved Air, Fairport Convention, Jefferson Airplane… maybe because we have a female lead singer… but others mention Love, CSN&Y, Iron Butterfly or The Kinks. It depends on the song. We can play loud when the mood takes us.
Bern has been a songwriter for more than 50 years and he is still developing his craft. You can be sure that there will be a personal story, with a meticulously crafted lyric full of wit and imagery. Whatever the song is about, and whatever its key or time signature, sooner or later we’ll be playing an E flat major 7 chord.
One for the Wall 