"Like an old friend checking in after a long absence, there's a rolling, open road accessibility to Lynne Hanson's music that I find very old school and refreshing. Again and again I have listened to Things I Miss and each song stays with me, engaging me to leave the disc in the player and to hell with whatever else might come down the pike."- Mike Jurkovic, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange


Leading up to the release of her debut CD, Lynne has been attracting critical praise for this 12-song collection that invites the listener to explore universal themes of love, life and relationships. River By My Side off Things I Miss recently won the 2006 Blues Award for the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals “Songs from the Heart” contest.

The youngest in a family of eight children, Lynne was exposed to a diverse array of musical eras and styles as she grew up. Older siblings were quick to pawn off babysitting duties to the likes of Neil Young, Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen, and Lynne was only too happy to sit and sing along for hours with the stacks of records and tapes.

The result is a hybrid brand of her own that merges thought-provoking lyrics with Texas soul-country. Roots-style instrumentation drives songs like the toe-tapping Old Dog Run, while Lynne’s soulful voice is laid bare in River By My Side, and takes on a sultry tone in Little Stage Fright. "Shot through with chances-missed and if-only tunes, this debut album by Ottawa’s Lynne Hanson makes for fine listening." (Patrick Langston, Ottawa Citizen)

Things I Miss follows five years of performing and honing her musical skills with Ottawa guitarist / songwriter Shane Simpson (David Francey, James Cohen) in coffeehouses, bars and festivals across Canada. Prefacing each song with a story, her coffeehouse approach is good-natured and down-to-earth.

Things I Miss features a stellar line line-up of well-known seasoned musicians, including Lynn Miles (True North Records), Doug Cox (Northern Blues Music), Paul Bourdeau, Pat Giunta, Ross Murray, Greg T Brown and Fred Guignon.