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As the man behind Withered Hand, Dan Willson makes the sort of observations that used ... But Wilson comes off as more innocent than wicked in "Religious Songs," dispensing eye-opening lines ...
Dan Wilson's debut album as Withered Hand was a wonderfully low-key affair in the grand tradition of Scottish troubadours like Aztec Camera's Roddy Frame and King Creosote.
A religious upbringing made Dan Willson feel like an outsider, but it did help shape his indie alter ego, Withered Hand Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up ...
The Edinburgh-based troubadour Dan Willson, aka Withered Hand, has an unusual backstory. Raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, he started writing songs at the late age of 30, on a guitar gifted to him ...
Withered Hand is the songwriting output of Edinburgh-based Dan Willson. Since 2009, Dan has released two widely acclaimed albums, New Gods (2014) and Good News (2009) and has toured extensively ...
Scottish singer/songwriter Dan Willson will release New Gods, his second album as Withered Hand next week (3/25) via Slumberland. It’s a sparkling collection of literate pop, and the record ...
Dan Willson, aka Withered Hand However, it was the personal, confessional rawness of his own songs as Withered Hand which struck a stronger chord. Debut album Good News arrived fully formed in ...
Simple arrangements go an engagingly long way on “How to Love,” the new album by Dan Willson, an Edinburgh-based troubadour who performs as Withered Hand. Recently resurfaced after a nearly ...
Withered Hand – Inbetweens from Ko Lik Films on Vimeo. Edinburgh’s Dan Willson, aka Withered Hand, member of King Creosote’s Fence Collective, is set to release a new EP entitled Inbetweens through ...
DAN Willson was brought up as a Jehovah’s Witness, but now he is a born again troubadour called Withered Hand (a biblical reference) who writes about his cultish past with self-deprecating ...
Dan Willson, aka Withered Hand, plays a full-band show at Summerhall on 24 August, 7pm. Related topics: Edinburgh USA. This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press ...