Thanks so much to metalplanetmusic.com for this review!!

From the rugged coastlines and untamed moorlands of my Cornish homelands comes this evening’s special guests Hanterhir. Their occultic genre-fluidity weaves its own cogent tapestry with a uniqueness unparalleled. Celtic pagan alloys psychedelia with an anarchic blend of folk and rock that lurches delightfully in the direction of the likes of The Levellers and New Model Army whilst inhabiting a parallel furrow to that belonging to Julian Cope.

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Thanks to Ian Abrahams for a great write up 🙂

I’ve been loving the amount of, well, yes, love, coming from the assembled ranks of Hawkwind fandom for my favourite local band, Hanterhir, who since supporting Hawkwind down here at Hall for Cornwall a couple of years back have been awarded several well-received additional support slots with the Hawks over the course of this year’s dates. I’ve missed all of those gigs – don’t even ask about the nightmare traffic on the road to Frome recently – but it’s got me thinking that perhaps readers to this Substack might appreciate a winding back to 2018 and a piece I wrote about the band for RnR magazine around the time of their epic 5-sided LP The Saving of Cadan, based on a made-up bit of Cornish ‘mythology’ from my hometown of Redruth.

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Thanks to Mark for this review!

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Of course everyone was here for Hawkwind but that didn’t stop Cornish prog-folk-rockers HANTERHIR garnering an enthusiastic response for their mostly enjoyable opening set. Lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist Ben Harris has a strong voice and the makings of a decent frontman. He is ably supported by Lou Macchi (flute, violin, shruti box), Grant Kellow (bass, vocals), Peasy (guitar) and Mike Hewitt (sax, keys). Star of the show is the dervish on drums that is Jason Brown, however.  

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Thanks to Tom from therazorsedge.rocks for this review!

First up tonight is Cornish born Hanterhir; a band that don’t really take themselves too seriously,hHaving previously entered competitions as a fourteen piece band that included a toy guitar player. Genre wise, imagine putting a blender in a blender: we have folk, pysch, prog, punk and rock all mixed in, and it’s a thoroughly enjoyable set. Not only was it performed very well, but they were just up there having fun and engaging with everyone that has come out early. Who would of thought that a mix of keyboards, acoustic guitar, saxophone solos and violins could be mashed together so well. It works, its fun and they are an absolutely great band. If you are wanting to try something new music wise, give them a go, they are listed on Spotify and will open your mind to some new music. In both English and Cornish!

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Thank you to T.Bebedor for this review of Our Hour CD

It’s difficult to classify a band such as Cornwall’s Hanterhir, among the fifteen – yes, fifteen– songs tracks on ‘Our Hour’ the band dip into different genres like a guest at a finger buffet, filling their plate with rock, punk, folk and poppy radio-friendly music but the music feels connected by the acoustic guitar that ties the song writing together. What Hanterhir reminds me of are the 90’s indie Britpop bands that tried pushing the genre away from the Oasis and Blur songs that dominated the music stations and newspaper inches. Bands such as Longpigs, Dodgy and Shed Seven, and this sound carries on into the production and arrangement of the songs, from the drum pattern on ‘Soul Train’ the intro guitar of ‘The Centre of All’ and Suede-esque ‘Knots’ to the vocal performance.

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Thanks to Tony for this Review of The Saving of Cadan!

Album Reviews
Hanterhir – The Saving of Cadan
Tony Colvill (RIP) 2 February 2019
There are influences here , however I think this is an original piece from Cornish progressive band Hanterhir, who are based in Redruth. Their name is a corruption into Cornish of Semilong, the Red Light district of Northampton (to change requires switching the light bulb). It is a concept album, “Oh no” I hear you say, “more prog concepts”, but it is really an enjoyable listen overall. The vocals on the opening track could do with being one step forward, but it is nice. They’ve been around for 11 years now, but this is my first encounter with their music, and I feel I may have missed something, whether this is their most accomplished album or I missed their growth I cannot be certain, but I wish I had them heard before.

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