Hank Cramer

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Hank Cramer
Cramer in 2011
Background information
Genres	Country music folk sea shanty Celtic
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Guitar vocals banjo
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Ferryboat Skookumchuck Front Range
Website	www.hankcramer.com

Hank Cramer is an American folk singer from the Pacific Northwest.

Biography

Cramer is the son of a United States Army officer who served in the United States Army Special Forces. Cramer began singing as a student University of Arizona. Cramer served in the United States Army for 28 years, retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel.

In 2006, Cramer revived the annual Pine Stump Symphony in the Methow Valley of Washington, a music event run by his late father-in-law Ron McLean from 1962 until his death in 1982.

Discography

• The Captain & The Outlaw (1982) – Hank Cramer with Dakota – Front Range Records
• West By Northwest (1996) – Skookumchuck Music
• Live Aboard The Wawona (1998) – Hank Cramer with The Cutters – Skookumchuck Music
• Days Gone By (1999) – Ferryboat Music
• Sail Away (2000) – Hank Cramer with The Cutters – Skookumchuck Music
• Brave Boys! (2001) – Hank Cramer with The Rounders – Ferryboat Music
• The Road Rolls On (2003) – Ferryboat Music
• Songs from the USS Constellation (2003) – Hank Cramer & Constellation's Crew – Ferryboat Music
• If There's One More Song (2004) – Ferryboat Music
• A Soldier's Songs (2005) – Ferryboat Music
• Back to Sea (2006) – Hank Cramer & Constellation's Crew – Ferryboat Music
• Songs From Maurie's Porch (2006) – Ferryboat Music
• Miner's Songs (2007) – Ferryboat Music
• Way Out West (2007) – Ferryboat Music
• Caledonia (2007) – Ferryboat Music
• An Old Striped Shirt (2008) – Ferryboat Music
• Open Range (2008)- Ferryboat Music
• The Shantyman (2008) – Ferryboat Music
• Loosely Celtic (2008) – Ferryboat Music
• My Side of the Mountains (2011) – Ferryboat Music
• Make the Rafters Ring (2016) - Ferryboat Music
• Sing Until Morning (2019) with Dan Maher - Ferryboat Music
• Westward I Go Free (2022) Hank Cramer & Friends - Ferryboat Music

References

External links

• Hank Cramer on AllMusic
• 45 Years Apart – Seattle Times Friday January 11, 2002
• Black Rose Acoustic review of Caledonia
• Acoustic Brew 2008 review
• National Public Radio (NPR) Calling All Cowboys Sample Show