{"id":68,"date":"2017-12-01T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2017-12-01T13:00:33","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T13:00:33","slug":"john-hackett-band","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/index.php\/john-hackett-band\/","title":{"rendered":"John Hackett Band"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The John Hackett Band is made up from four gents who are also artists in their\u00a0own right. We thought you\u2019d appreciate a handy guide to who they are!<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"75%\">John is probably the best known of the band, from his work with his brother, both on record and countless live appearances, extensive session work, and (of course) his solo output.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s mostly recognised for his exquisite flute work, though he\u2019s a multi-instrumentalist, also playing guitars and keyboards in the band.<\/p>\n<p>Many of you probably know of his Facebook page, but for those who don\u2019t, it\u2019s here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hacktraxmusic\/\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=533341350026016\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">John Hackett<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-69\" src=\"http:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/John-singing-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/John-singing-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/John-singing-2-150x150-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"336\">As well as bringing both gentle and fiery electric guitar to the band\u2019s sound, Nick is also a stellar classical guitar player and composer, with many albums to his name, performing around the country. He and John also perform together as a duo, and have a released couple of albums together.<\/p>\n<p>Nick\u2019s Facebook page is here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nickfletcherguitar\/\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=465753073556796\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Nick Fletcher Guitar<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70\" src=\"http:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nick-electric-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nick-electric-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nick-electric-1-150x150-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"336\">Jeremy was the final piece that formed the band. He has brought bass, vocals and guitar to complete the sound, but is also a writer, both musically and dramatically \u2013 we perform some of his tunes on stage, and those lovely bits of prose that get posted, well\u2026<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s got a Masters degree in Renaissance Theatre, and his Facebook page is here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JRCRichardson\/\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=1728536044133590\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">JRC Richardson<\/a>.<\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72\" src=\"http:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Jeremy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Jeremy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Jeremy-150x150-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"336\">Finally, Duncan Parsons wears many hats, though in performance with the band it\u2019s mainly drums and triangle (as in, he plays them, rather than wearing them..). He has a variety of album credits playing a variety of instruments, and releases his own material (some with video), including instrumental albums under the banner of \u2018<em>Music for Stairlifts<\/em>\u2019 \u2013 make of that what you will.<\/p>\n<p>He, unsurprisingly, also has a Facebook page here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/musicdsp\/\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=193224147405823\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Duncan Parsons<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"281\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71\" src=\"http:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Duncan-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Duncan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Duncan-150x150-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by Howard Sinclair<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The John Hackett Band is made up from four gents who are also artists in their\u00a0own right. We thought you\u2019d appreciate a handy guide to who they are! John is probably the best known of the band, from his work &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/index.php\/john-hackett-band\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-68","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74,"href":"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68\/revisions\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hacktrax.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}