December 12, 2002

For immediate release –

Sean Hogan’s Americana Debut Hits Top 40 This Week

Canadian roots rocker Sean Hogan proudly joined the US Americana Top 40 Chart at #35 as the highest debuting artist this week with his US release, ‘Ruled By Mercury’. The Americana Airplay chart represents the reported play of terrestrial radio stations, nationally syndicated radio shows, satellite radio and internet stations who have agreed to submit weekly spin counts. Well over 30 stations in the US are playing ‘Ruled By Mercury’ and with a Top 5 added spot this week the list is growing.

“To be joining the same play lists as artists I have looked up to like Delbert McClinton, Radney Foster, Steve Earle, Willie Nelson , and even Bruce Springsteen, is truly a major personal and professional milestone for me,” according to Hogan. Hogan, the singer-songwriter, is equally proud to be joining the ranks of other young roots troubadours and friends including Mike Plume and Fred Eaglesmith, who have also managed to break internationally with their own unique brand of “Canadiana” music. Currently, Hogan is in Canada on tour with the Huron Carole in British Columbia, preparing for an Australian tour in January 2003, booking North American festivals and clubs and exploring European opportunities.

Sean Hogan On Air
Americana & AAA Programmers Say

KBCR 96.9 FM Colorado
Music as good as any of the artists on the country charts today.

KFJC 89.7 California
Superb album, almost out-Earle-ing Steve...an outstanding album...should be a huge hit worldwide.

WHAY Kentucky
One of the best Americana releases of the year...this CD is powerful throughout.

Country Bear.com Florida
A Canadian import that embodies the term “Americana” as well as any US artist.

WQBR Pennsylvania
This disc is sensational — the best set of songs I’ve heard in six months! Expect to hear more from this Canadian import!

WJMQ Wisconsin
Take one listen and you’ll react like I did -- Damm...this guy is really good!

WDVX Kentucky
Solid debut — we’ll be reporting spins.

Sean Hogan On Tour — Canadian West Coast dates

December 13, 2002 - Vancouver, BC - JRFM's Basic for Babies Breakfast - 5-9am
December 21, 2002 - Victoria, BC - Huron Carole - Royal Theatre
December 22, 2002 - Surrey, BC - Huron Carole - Bell Centre for the Performing Arts

On Tour — Down Under dates

January 17, 2003 - Geelong west of Melbourne
January 18, 2003 - Country Music Tourist train performance - depart by train from Melbourne to Tamworth
January 17-27, 2003 - Several shows at various venues over the ten day Tamworth Music Festival

Happy Holidays from the Sean Hogan Family!!

For more information about the Americana Music Chart and please visit www.americanamusic.org

Sean Hogan in 2002

- First single release, "I'd Rather Have You" off most recent Canadian release ‘Late Last Nite’, went Top Ten.
- Second year in a row won West Coast Music Award for Best Country album.
- April saw a few weeks of personal non-career joy when Hogan became a Dad for the second time as he and his wife Diane had Tess Alexandra Hogan on the 17th of April.
- Top twenty video with single #2 "Come Another Fine Day" from ‘Late Last Nite’.
- A recording/business trip to Nashville in June inspired Hogan to release a debut album, ‘Ruled By Mercury’ to the U.S. Americana music industry in September. This went out to the Americana music industry including radio which has just recently (as of time of this e-mail) placed Sean in the Top 40 of U.S. Americana artists on the format at radio.
- Hogan has played every major Country Music Festival in Canada including the Havelock Jamboree and the London Country Jamboree to mention a couple from this past year and he can't wait to do them all again.
- Hogan just landed what looks now like more than one song on the forth coming solo album by one of Canada's most prominent female Country artists, Beverley Mahood.

September 20, 2002

HOGAN HAPPENING AND HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2002

SEAN HOGAN recently released his debut album to the U.S. market. September will see Hogan's "Ruled By Mercury" heading for the AAA and Americana radio formats south of the border. Industry observers have said that his music is balanced dangerously between alt-country authenticity and modern Rustic Pop appeal. "Personally," says Hogan, "I guess I see myself as a rockin' singer/songwriter with these many influences. It's cool to finally be getting a release out to the U.S. Americana market after having some success in Canada. "Ruled By Mercury" is the first album of mine to the U.S. , and it's a very exciting time to be making my debut there right now!"

Hogan Highlights in 2002

After touring in late January and throughout February Sean landed his third album's first top 10 and top 15 hit respectively from his third album's first single release, "I'd Rather Have You". The single also had a video to coincide on CMT Canada.

Then in March, for the second year in a row Hogan bagged the West Coast Music Award for Best Country album, also for the latest Canadian release "Late Last Nite".

May saw the release of the now top twenty video hit "Come Another Fine Day" on CMT Canada.

June saw a trip to Nashville which lead to recording new material with the likes of guitarist Mike McAdam, (Steve Earle, Radney Foster, Leroy Parnell) Jimmy Maddox keys, organ, accordion (Eric Burden, Radney Foster, CharlieMajor, Sean Hogan) and a few other great players with that left of centre affinity. This recording session saw the rerecording of Your Rockin' Horse featured on Hogan¹s recent Canadian release and U.S. debut. The version was sent with the album version to radio for this fall¹s release.

Besides the Nashville recording trip Sean also performed in concert at a few major festivals this summer including London's first Country Music Jamboree in June and Hogan's first Havelock Jamboree concert in Havelock, Ontario in August, not too mention Canada's oldest rodeo in Raymond, Alberta on July 1st.

Also in August, Sean's video for Come Another Fine Day went top 20 on Canada¹s CMT Televison Network.

September saw Sean receive 6 BC Country Music Assocation (BCCMA) nominations. These included: Male Artist of the Year, Producer of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year for "I'd Rather Have You," Video of the Year for "Come Another Fine Day" & "I'd Rather Have You" - both directed by Colin Cunningham, Single of the Year for "Come Another Fine Day" and Album of the Year for "Late Last Nite." The awards will be handed out September 29th in Cloverdale, BC.

Currently writing and promoting his U.S. debut Ruled By Mercury, Hogan will also be seen at October's "Say Hay" Farm Aid Benefit in Edmonton at Sky Reach Center and Calgary¹s Saddle Dome on October 13th and 14th.

"Ruled By Mercury", out this fall (2002), will give most new listeners and programmers stateside significant reason as to why Sean Hogan's first release to a U.S. market should be to Americana and AAA radio.

Stay tuned........