2006-02-09: The Allen Room at Lincoln Center, New York, NY, USA



There are at least five artists with this name: 1) Hem is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York, who fuse together a mix of traditional American music with contemporary styles. 2) Hem was a British band based in Leeds that was active in the mid-90s featuring Nicola Hodgkinson and Justine. 3) Hem is British producer Geiom. 4) Hem is a French musician. 5) Hem is a Belgian musician. 1) Hem is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York, who fuse together a mix of traditional American music with contemporary styles. The group draw influences from a variety of musical genres, particularly folk, country, alt-country, americana and rock. Hem is sometimes described as 'chamber-folk', due to their combination of orchestral and folk instrumentation; some critics have also tagged them as 'countrypolitan'. Band members include Sally Ellyson (vocals), Daniel Messé (piano, accordion, glockenspiel), Gary Maurer (guitar, mandolin), Steve Curtis (guitar, mandolin, banjo, backing vocals), Catherine Popper (bass guitar), Mark Brotter (drums), Bob Hoffnar (pedal steel guitar), Heather Zimmerman (violin), and later Dawn Landes (backing vocals, glockenspiel). www.hemmusic.com 2) Hem was a British band based in Leeds that was active in the mid-90s featuring Nicola Hodgkinson and Justine. Hem played mellow, minimal, and somewhat experimental pop. Nicola is best known as a member of Boyracer and Hood who would later form Empress. 3) Hem is British producer Geiom. 4) Hem is a French musician. 5) Hem is a Belgian musician. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.