John Wesley Harding

Summary: John Wesley Harding (b. 22 October 1965) is a folk/pop singer-songwriter who has called his style of music ", folk noir", and ", gangsta folk", . He was born Wesley Stace in Hastings, East Sussex, England. His given name, Wesley, comes from John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, who preached one of his last sermons in the town where Harding was born. His stage name may be seen as an almost inevitable nickname for a folk-pop musician, in that his first name overlaps with the Bob Dylan album (and song) ", John Wesley Harding", .

Filed under: alternative, british, folk, folk rock, singer-songwriter

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John Wesley Harding | The Sound of His Own Voice
Published 10/14/2011 by NICK A. ZAINO III
Yep Roc (2011)

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John Wesley Harding + Chris Garneau at MFA
Published 7/1/2009 by Shaula Clark
Martha Wainwright’s gone from the MFA’s “Concerts in the Courtyard” roster; in her place

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Review: Eugene Mirman's "Wonders" at the Brattle
Published 3/30/2009 by Shaula Clark
There were no Fiji mermaids or dog-faced boys to be found at the “Cabinet of Wonders”