Hamish Anderson

He may not have made it to Tasmania as yet or to MONA which he says would be ‘so cool’ but Hamish Anderson, the blues and rock singer/writer has been doing some spectacular travelling of recent times.

Touring with BB King and receiving accolades such as being’ the (world’s) best guitarist under 30’. Hamish answers them modestly with’ what a year it’s been in the US for an Aussie kid’ and that ’he’sthrilled’.

The name Hamish in Yiddish means ‘homey’ meaning ‘cosy’ and ‘comfortable’ and that’s how Hamish was in his studio surroundings but now he’s employing a very different meaning of his name, that of its use as a nickname for ‘highlander’ and Hamish is relishing his time on what is definitely high ground as far as success goes.

He says America is a great place with opportunities to perform in different places every night. It’s been a different but desired process for Hamish to move away from the studio and to put himself open to more challenges such as filming a video ‘all in one go’ and recording live.

Hamish still writes his songs on the typewriter although that changes to notepaper while he’s on tour but he finds both methods ideal as he can stay focused on the task with no distractions which occurs when working on a computer.

Hamish new album ‘Restless’ which describes Hamish’s feelings at the moment’ restless with anticipation, is out now along with the first single ‘Burn’.

You can read more about Hamish on his website:

http://hamishanderson.com.au/
Paula Xiberras