Hector Gannet

Hector Gannet is an artist from North Shields, high on England’s north east coast. Described as “masters of a kind of new, modernist folk music” and, by UNCUT, as “North Shields’ answer to Crazy Horse Hector Gannet was recently approached by Newcastle United to record a reimagining of the Tyneside folk anthem The Blaydon Races. Attention first came in 2017, when Hector Gannet wrote music to accompany vintage BFI footage of the North East’s shipbuilding and fishing heritage. Debut album Big Harcar arrived amid the post-Covid stress of 2020, and the critically acclaimed follow-up The Land Belongs To Us earned four stars in MOJO and 7/10 in UNCUT. Both are long sold out on vinyl. Live, Hector Gannet has toured with Sam Fender, including two stadium shows at St James’ Park, and played solo and full-band support for Richard Thompson, John Grant, Sea Power, Lanterns on the Lake, Kathryn Joseph, Peter Doherty and Kathryn Williams. Tours include two North American runs and SXSW in Texas, and the band sells out 600+ capacity venues across the North East. New album The Great Shakedown is a soul-infused folk rock memory palace: songs brimming with hope, ideas and empathy, taking in human history, human connection and our devotional rituals, from prayer books, work and war to the sea. Out 23 October 2026 on Guga Records