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Maggie May Treanor is the winner of Twang Factor 4

December 18, 2025 Dean Nardi 4
It took a photo finish to declare Maggie May Treanor the winner by a nose over Sorrel Nation in the Twang Factor 4 contest. Coming in third by a whisker over Steve Hewitt was Hannah Crossrose. […]
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The Twang Factor 4 Results: Second place goes to Sorrel Nation

December 17, 2025 Dean Nardi 2
By the slimmest of margins, Sorrel Nation was runner-up in the Twang Factor 4 contest. Either hers or the eventual winner’s video would have been excellent choices, but unfortunately, there is only room at the top […]
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The Twang Factor 4 Results: Hannah Crossrose takes third place

December 16, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
In horse racing, it is called win, place or show, and by coming in third through a vote by the judges, Hannah Crossrose showed off her vocals and songwriting skills to good advantage. After the release […]
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The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Hannah Crossrose

December 8, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
The final entrant in Twang Factor 4 is Hannah Crossrose, an alt-country singer-songwriter from Australia. Melbourne-born alt-country singer-songwriter Hannah Crossrose has been crafting heartfelt, intimate and bewitching songs on windswept Bunurong coastlines since the age of […]
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The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Jon Harmon

December 5, 2025 Dean Nardi 10
The next entrant in Twang Factor 4 is Jon Harmon, who is a singer-songwriter based in Velletri, Italy.  Harmon has been performing and writing songs for years, but found his true voice only lately. “I am […]

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