Hank Dogs are an acoustic folk band from

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. The band members are Piano Pace, her ex-husband Andy Allan (formerly of

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and The Professionals), and his daughter Lily Ramona. Their music is considered to be in the English folk tradition. They started out in 1992 at an acoustic club in South London. In 1998 they traveled to

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with producer Jon Kertzer and played at the

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Festival there. Their first album ''Bareback'', produced by

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, was well received and was named Record of the Month for

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Discography

;Albums * ''Bareback'' (1999) * ''Half Smile'' (2000) ;Contributing artist * '' The Rough Guide to English Roots Music'' (1998,

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)

References

External links

Hank Dogs
on Myspace
Hank Dogs
on

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English folk musical groups Musical groups from London Musical groups established in 1992 {{England-band-stub