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Mr H
Mr H (born Andrew Robert Harris on 28 November 1958) is a Welsh Singer Songwriter who writes music in mainly the blues/rock/acoustic and roots genres. His childhood was spent in and around the village of Beulah in Mid wales where from the age of four he took piano lessons with the local tutor Mrs Rees. At seven he was entering the local eisteddfods where he won many prizes as a singer and reciter of poems. He received his first guitar at the age of eleven and by the age of thirteen he'd composed his first original song. By this time the influences of Jimmy Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Howling Wolf and many more had firmly taken their grip and with the knowledge from well known local guitarist John Philips who was also affectionately known as John the Busnant, Mr H developed his technique as a guitarist and skill as a songwriter. During his teens he played in local blues and indie bands and for a while strung up a songwriting partnership with Nige Webb and went on to form the band Third Void before leaving to form his own band "The Harry Harris Band". In 1980 he signed to Broken Records who in 1981 released one of his original compositions "Sadie" a jazz tinged song which went on to receive a huge amount of daytime radio play in Wales and other indie stations in the UK which amounted to great deal of sales and charting in the British Indie Charts at number 59. In 1983 he signed to LOCO Records who released the rock reggae song "Its a Dirty World" which although did not achieve the success of Sadie did manage to elevate Mr H further up the Welsh Music scene social ladder. In the 1990s a succession of single releases such as "California Dreams" and "Try and Cry" maintained his popularity within the Welsh community and highlighted his maturity as a Welsh Songwriter. In 2009 Mr H was introduced to the legendary Welsh Songwriter/Producer John David (Love Sculpture; Dave Edmunds; Shakin Stevens; Mark Knofler)and they have embarked on a series of albums, "Yesterday Was A Lonely Place 2009", "Wasted & Alone 2010" and "Pale Rider 2012" all released on the indie label Barium Villa Records. All his albums have been critically acclaimed in magazines such as R2 (Rock & Reel), Blues Matters, Maverick, Blues and Roots etc. The current spate of albums in the blues/roots genre have helped Mr H stamp his mark firmly on the Welsh Music Scene. He has performed and toured with Jerry Donahue, Bex Marshall, Ducks Deluxe and many more, his music is regularly played on national radio and he has performed live sessions for Welsh radio stations such as GTFM radio, Radio Tircoed. Mr H is currently writing a fourth album which will once again receive the production qualities of John David at his studio Berryhill in Monmouthshire.

Singles

 * "Sadie" Broken Records 1981
 * "Its a Dirty World" Loco Records 1983
 * "Try & Cry" 1994
 * "California Dreams" 1996

Albums

 * Yesterday was a lonely place Barium Villa Records 2009
 * Wasted & Alone Barium Villa Records 2010
 * Pale Rider Barium Villa Records 2012