biographical info
Well, for the most part, I came from a cattle ranch near Teulon, Manitoba. It was a very rural thing, being in tune with your surroundings. I guess it becomes part of you.
Like most, the guitar came my way in high school and proved a good sounding board. Some cool locals with instruments and similar notions joined me in a rock group that played distant covers of their more popular originals. It was good fun playing those garage parties and high school gigs, something to do between beers. Songwriting became my expression.
I quit the prairies for the music scene of Vancouver, British Columbia, the coffee houses and bars where singer songwriters hung out. It was confirmation that original music was alive and held a captive audience. I made the rounds playing my own songs and some covers and became a part of a circle of unique musicians and songwriters.
It was my first real recording studio experience. With a handful of songs and the best musicians I knew, the album "Outer Bounds" was created. I'm very proud of it. Here are some of the songs and some others. I hope you enjoy them.
lineup
Al Hanis guitar / vocals