pip songwriter/singer/6 & 12 string guitar. merry harmony,singer/mandolin. pure trailer trash.
Philip Hannam (Pip and Merry), are a folk/roots/bluegrass performing duet. With a striking raw folk sound provided by Philips vocals and a complementing harmony vocal by Merry, Pip & Merry enjoy a raw bluegrass sound popular amongst listeners
Tours out of the way places, A delight to watch.

Daily Mail raw talent unplugged

True representatives of heart felt Folk/Country.
Transforming bare emotion into lyrics. Truly a landmark for English folk.( new york times.)
Most of the songs here are recorded in pips trailer just guitar, mandolin, tin can, and pip & merry, we sing live so these songs are not perfect but what is, love to you all. pip & merry. These songs bring refreshing depth and unaffected sincerity to their music. I hear elements of the Everley Brothers, deep blue ridge that never heard of Nashville, and some of what I will call "poor white gospel" (old smoky mountain church music). It is all relaxing, thoughtful, and wistful ...staggerlee .... POWERFUL SONGS A TREAT TO OLD & YOUNG EARS.
'Pip and Merry have many wonderful folk songs that I think are classics. They say that their songs are't perfectbut they are perfect to my ear.What could be better than folk songs recorded in a trailer?' J P SHARPE PRESENTS IAC SUPER SONGWRITERS

Album Review
Album review by david hannam

"Listening to Echoes of Eternity you begin to wonder who wrote these songs, and why? I was asked to listen to this album by a friend. I have a lot of submissions day to day, some special, some not so special.

However, Echoes of Eternity proved to be very special. The first line of opening track Magic, Love and Unicorns, "I'm weary as hell, but i can tell the difference..." struck me like a folk thunderbolt from the sky! A sweet song about hell and hope i thought.

Liberty proved to be one of the most uplifting songs on the album. First written in the late nineties, it seems poignant and ahead of its time speaking of freedom, the divide between the east and west, terror, and how liberty is a debated issue. This was written prior to the September 11th bombings, and before songs on every issue of liberty became a mainstream selling point in America.

Safe in his Angels Arms is a folk-gospel track which recently won an award for Best Gospel song. It deserved it! Powerful, pleading and utterly naked. If you were going to listen to any one song on this album and let the rest of these gems pass you by, you would listen to this song.

Into the Storm is a ballad. It aches, it groans and cuts right into the heart of separation. Sometimes i never quite knew whether Philip was singing about a love lost, or a separation with his God. Either way, it is powerful.

Hush-a-Bye is a sweet song. I asked Philip about this, and he recounted how he wrote this early hours of a morning when bent over by a crippling, but passing problem after surgery. He explained he wanted to write a lullaby his mother might have sang to him as a young boy to comfort the pain, what he produced is a beautiful and simple ballad called Hush-a-Bye.

Tonight (in my imagination) is a lonely song. This seems to be a harrowing song about something...i say something because the writer seems to just stay away from really saying it. But it is this vague feeling that makes this song eery. It is also this vague feeling that makes it possible that each listener can relate to this song.

Petkovich is really the sole protest song. Recounting the horror of a killer during the Serbian-Kososvan conflict. This is a gritty subject, and in an age that loves to sing of horrors in the West, few singers got to grips with the uncomfortable stories that came out of that conflict.

The Writings on the Wall is an acapella vocal by Philip Hannam on the issue of his farewell to this earthly domain. The jewel to this song is Merry's harmony, which gives a feeling of uprising when faced with our end. "Man nor angel give me glory". Great song!

If i walked is a country track somewhat reminisant of an early John Prine. A jumpy and brightly song. You get the feeling that this was made to be sung at every folk night in Philip's nearby town of Beverley.

Ballad to Ophelia. A song written and performed by Philips very young son at that time. It could be argued that it is against the grain of the album, but in fact, it gives a great insight that next to Phlilip there is a younger one in the background starting to feel his feet.

Jordan is the closing track to this beautiful album. It is a gem of a song, and somehow leaves you quiet after the finishing strain. "Done all my work and i am going away, daylight follow me down".

A beautiful album and a pleasure to listen to. A thank you to the artists.


2007 Golden Kayak Awards

Winner: Best Spiritual Song
"Safe In His Angels Arms"







Echoes of Eternity

'The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.' MUSIC HELPS.. If I could bust into your heart and reach the truth & mystery beneath the reasons you can't sleep/With you I'll always be there and the whole world is you and me in consistent melody by your sea embracing peace/You don't need no pills to keep you down you just nee someone else around so everything's complete, comfortably sweet don't ever leave/When you can't fall asleep without the sound of someone near you keeping count of your breathing in and out/If you have another dream...
to my son.xx

	brooklyn	Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana
	pilgrim's lament spending nights drinking wine making love and killing time	Country
	ballad of ophelia ,by david martin hannam A thousand wounds is not worth one tear	Americana Roots
	IF I WALKED ELDER STATESMEN OF THE RULING 11 SAY 'A bouncy,old-timey little number.Step back to a simpler time and be charmed.' Texas Willies Favorites On IAC Alrighty Folks!.....Here is a knee slappin', finger snappin'....and don't even TRY nappin' listening to this GREAT Old Timey styled	Country
	into the storm dont let me fall	Country Gospel
	OLD BONES AND SILVER OLD BONES AND SILVER ARE WE LOVE, AN ECHO OF SOMEONE WE KNEW I GO TO THE PLACE OF MY FATHERS BUT THIS LEAVING THE LEAVING OF YOU. THANKS TO KARL SLOAN FOR BASS & MIX	Country
	liberty Liberty proved to be one of the most uplifting songs on the album. First written in the late nineties, it seems poignant and ahead of its time speaking of freedom, the divide between the east and west, terror, and how liberty is a debated issue. This was written prior to the September 11th bombings, and before songs on every issue of liberty became a mainstream selling point in America.	World
	mothers lament (f..k war) oh for the touch of a long vanished hand.. (WAR)	World
	PETROVITCH Haunting song telling the true story of a mothers harrowing experience in war torn former yugoslavia this lady lost all to this man	World
	safe in his angels arms just for a moment our lives will shine only to fade with the time, for in his mercy im'e held by faith safe in his angels arms..Guest of honor! Congratulations on your Golden Kayak from Larree	Spiritual Country
	dance with the devil me, you ,and life.	bluegrass
	evermore 'Sweet harmony,love will last' ORGANIC SOUNDS	World
	mothers lament ( f..k war) oh for the touch of a long vanished hand and a voice that's long silent	World
	into the storm 'Pip and Merry have many wonderful folk songs that I think are classics. They say that their songs are't perfectbut they are perfect to my ear.What could be better than folk songs recorded in a trailer?' J P SHARPE PRESENTS IAC SUPER SONGWRITERS	Country
	if i walked Texas Willies Favorites On IAC Alrighty Folks!.....Here is a knee slappin', finger snappin'....and don't even TRY nappin' listening to this GREAT Old Timey styled Texas Willies Favorites On IAC Alrighty Folks!.....Here is a knee slappin', finger snappin'....and don't even TRY nappin' listening to this GREAT Old Timey styled	bluegrass
	STILL WATERS my faith	bluegrass
	pilgrim's lament the passing of time	Country
	STILL WATERS your taking my breath from me	Christian/Spiritual
	safe in his angels arms just for a moment our lives will shine only to fade with the time, for in his mercy im'e held by faith safe in his angels arms..Guest of honor! Congratulations on your Golden Kayak from Larree	Christian/Spiritual
	IN MY IMAGINATION YOU WAS THERE IN MY HEART SON	Ballad
	OLD BONES & SILVER old bones & silver are we love, an echo of someone we knew	Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana
	DANCE WITH DEVIL LIFE	Christian Country
	PILGRIMS LAMENT (acoustic version) spending nights drinking wine making love and killing time	Country
	STILL WATERS YOUR TAKING MY BREATH FROM ME	Christian Gospel
	into the storm 'Pip and Merry have many wonderful songs that I think are folk classics.They say that their songs aren't perfectbut they are perfect to my ear.What could be better than folk songs recorded in a trailer?' J P SHARPE PRESENTS IAC SUPER SONGWRITERS	Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana
	The union la la song politicians f um	World
	bury me deep 'This is an instant folk classic!Stripped downperfect for this station.I love this tune.'ACOUSTIC MELTDOWN	Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana
	DONT FORGET NEVER SAYING GOODBYE	Country
	bury me deep 'This is an instant folk classic!Beautiful lyrics and background vocals.Stripped downperfect for this station.I love this tune.' ACOUSTIC MELTDOWN	Country
	dance with the devil life	Americana Roots
	SIMON'S SONG The murder of a young man by british cops	World
	HUSH A BYE THAT PERFECT TIME	World
	magic love & unicorns 'Sweet harmony,love will last' ORGANIC SOUNDS	World
	EVERMORE 'Sweet harmony,love will last' ORGANIC SOUNDS	World
	in my imagination alone	World
	magic love & unicorns friendship	World
	liberty 'This is a lyrical gem set in an iron melody.' FOLK MINER The MotherLode ther's a fire burning east to west i smell smoke but it aint here yet.... Liberty proved to be one of the most uplifting songs on the album. First written in the late nineties, it seems poignant and ahead of its time speaking of freedom, the divide between the east and west, terror, and how liberty is a debated issue. This was written prior to the September 11th bombings, and before songs on every issue of liberty became a	World
	day light follow me down that day when we meet again my son	Country Gospel
	not a walz 'Grand vocal country' BIG HEARTS COUNTRY MUSIC	bluegrass
	from the writings off my wall THAT DAY	Christian/Spiritual
	EVERMORE EVERLASTING LOVE	World
	from the writing off my wall let no man judge me	Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana
	TAKE ME HOME Life's journey. Sung by Mervyn Frost with vocals by Pip & Merry and backing guitar & bass by Karl Sloan.	Spiritual Country

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gabe stenziano	1/19/2012 11:58:06 AM long time no listen. i enjoyed your song brooklyn. an acoustic, strong lyrics, and soft harmony. can't go wrong with that. thanks for the tune.
Vincenzo Pandolfi	12/31/2011 6:44:09 AM Happy New Year Pip & Merry! Hope 2012 is filled with happiness and good health! Ciao, Vincenzo
John Myles	12/18/2011 7:37:51 PM I hope you are well, and I think of you often, and I love your music :o), Peace John
Texas Willie	11/15/2011 8:46:03 AM Pip, I just looked at my page and saw your post about David. I am so sad to hear that he passed away. Rest assured that my thoughts and prayers are with you. A person's child should never pass ahead of the parent. I can't imagine the grief you must be feeling. TW
Texas Willie	11/15/2011 8:45:26 AM Pip, I just looked at my page and saw your post about David. I am so sad to hear that he passed away. Rest assured that my thoughts and prayers are with you. A person's child should never pass ahead of the parent. I can't imagine the grief you must be feeling. TW
Trip Poppies	9/12/2011 5:14:11 AM well, we just caught a few tunes here, and what beautiful harmonies we heard on the tracks Into the Storm and Safe in His Angels Arms. Of course we went straight for anything that smacked of country gospel/country spiritual, our favourite country genres (gram parsons xxx). We got limited time now but we’ll be back, oh yes!
Aira Winterland	8/16/2011 11:26:05 AM Hi. Thaks for your beautiful songs. i fell deep the songs and lyrics. Love. Aira
Trip Poppies	7/10/2011 12:11:18 AM thanx pip, say, i can't stream until i can get money for a new computer (on a borrowed 10 yr old emac thingo which doesn't even load the kiac mp3 player), so if you send me a Pip and Merry CD to 803 Boyle Rd Coffee Camp, Australia 2480 and a return address, I'll send you a copy of our album which has rainbow cafe on it (thanks so much for that add). Thanks for dropping by our page mate
Village Jammers	6/13/2011 11:52:10 PM ha ha ha ! I didn't notice the misspelling til you started going all scrabble board on me....I bet you're a killer dominoes player too!
Village Jammers	4/30/2011 7:53:07 AM What's happenin'? Hope life is treating you kids well.....
John Myles	1/26/2011 6:51:19 AM Wow, woulda missed this page if IAC had gone down :o). Hope y'all are doing well, peace and luv, JM
Vincenzo Pandolfi	12/20/2010 8:16:51 PM Hi Pip and Merry, Have a wonderful Christmas and a Fantastic 2011!! I hope it is not too cold for you where you are. Ciao, Vincenzo
gabe stenziano	11/18/2010 2:01:22 PM had a listen to old bones and silver. very nice. i loved the emotion in the vocal. nice harmony. this is a fine representation of traditional country/folk music. well done. gabe
John Myles	9/17/2010 9:51:03 AM I wanna start a group Pure Trailer Trash :o) or maybe pen a song of that title, or an album You guys gonna sue me? Has it become a proprietary trademark of Pip and Merry? :o) Peace, JM
denise cascione	8/7/2010 1:53:46 PM thank you for your kind words...so sad for your loss good energy is always with us....your brothers love surrounds you I am sure bless you denise
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