The Public can finally listen to Hank Wedel’s “Poe Park 2 AM” now on all streaming media! https://streamondistro.lnk.to/PoePark2am “'Poe Park 2 AM' is about my ate-night romp at the Poe Visitor’s House, Bronx, in the 1990s, hoping the legendary writer might pass the torch," says Hank. The song’s been played in both the UK and USA, including on Larry Kirwan’s Sirius XM Radio show and Iain Anderson’s BBC show. Hank Wedel's working with Irish producer Declan Sinnott, well known for his work with Irish folk singer legends Christy Moore and Mary Black. “Poe Park 2 AM” will be on Hank’s upcoming album, tentatively titled “The Rakes of Mallow.” Look for a fall release. Musicians on “Poe Park 2 AM” include Mary Greene on backing vocals, Hank’s “Open Kitchen” bandmates James O'Sullivan on harmony vocals and Brian Carroll on percussion. Hank plays acoustic guitar and sings on the track with Declan on slide guitar and orchestrating all the rest in production. Born in Dayton, Ohio (1963), Hank was raised in New York City and in Mallow, Co. Cork. Based for many years in Cork City, Ireland, the singer-songwriter-guitarist has performed thousands of gigs throughout the world, from the North Pole to Lanzarote (in the Canary Islands), from Maine to Sao Paulo and from Oklahoma to Azerbijan in The Caspian Sea. He’s played solo and with various bands, most notably “Princes Street,” “Open Kitchen” and “Small Town Talk” Over the years, he has been a regular visitor to NYC, performing at well-known Irish venues as well as songwriting showcase venues downtown. Among the artists Hank’s performed with are Shane McGowan, Mary Black, Kila, Philomena Begley, Bono and Christy Moore... Christy covered Hank’s song “Listen” and made it the title track of his best selling album on Sony Records in 2009. Hank and Irish mandolin maestro Ray Barron have reconnected live in Cork City, finally, now in the 27th year of a Monday night residency at Charlies Bar. On St. Patrick’s Day 2002, in the wake of September 11, Hank and his band Open Kitchen were invited perform his song entitled “New Yorkers” on the Observation Deck of The Empire State Building. In 2007, Hank made a special guest appearance on “AzeriStars,” a TV show in Baku, Azerbaijan with world-renown Mugham singer Gulyanag Mammadova singing Hank’s song, “Maiden’s Tower.” In 2012, Hank released a single entitled "Mighty Fine." The track was his first ever digital release and it reached No. 4 on the Irish iTunes Singles Chart within two weeks of release. Hank’s 2016 album “Living In The Land of Love,” produced by Christian Best is available across all streaming platforms. Poe Park 2AM (Wedel) IMRO Verse 1 Feeling' The Heatbeat of The City sittin' down on Poe's front porch Chillin' out the pulse of the city, yeah hopin' that Poe would pass the torch but the caretaker growled (get outta here!) and away we did crawl Under the gate with my guitar and 'all... Verse 2 Strollin' down The Concourse she had her shows in her hand Strollin' down The Grand Concourse I could not understand why The Caretaker growled and away we did run. All we were doin' was havin some havin some fun... Instrumental Break Bridge: You know The Bronx is so battered So bloodshot so torn But Poe Park can be mellow at 2 .... in the morn! Verse 3: Feeling' The Heatbeat of The City sittin' down on Edgar Allen Poe's front porch Chillin' out the pulse of old New York City, yeah... Hopin' that Poe would pass the torch but the caretaker growled (get outta here!) and away we did fly... FLY...HIGH! C Hank Wedel (IMRO) | 
