hannah spiro
Hannah Spiro has been singing and strumming at Washington, D.C. area coffeehouses since she was 13. Now, at 20, she is a fixture in the D.C. music scene and is revolutionizing the concept of Jewish music, beginning with her 2010 alt-Jewish CD, "Aliyah". Hannah performs at numerous shows and showcases, frequently as the headlined act. Her musicianship and songwriting are also on display in her 2010 CD, "Exhale Your Blues", which received an Honorable Mention in the 11th Annual Cooch Music Songwriter Contest for "Bricks", and her 2006 CD, "Last Lights on in Town". "Last Lights" earned Hannah a Washington Area Music Award nomination in the category of Contemporary-Folk. "In Touch," the first song on that CD, was a Finalist in the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Songwriters' Contest and received an Honorable Mention in the 2007 Singer
Songwriter Awards.
Hannah's sound is a combination of folk, pop and rock, reminiscent of such other singer-songwriters as Natalie Merchant and Tegan and Sara. Hannah's songs express a range of feelings and a variety of themes, while conveying her irrepressible energy. Now, she is in her junior year at the University of Maryland in College Park, where she is majoring in Philosophy and Jewish Studies.
To witness one of Hannah's live performances is to see a combination of freshness, enthusiasm and natural gifts that is truly rare. Those who think that Washington, D.C. never produces anything new and exciting have obviously never heard Hannah sing.