Waiting for Lester Records

Waiting for Lester Records Waiting for Lester Records is a Frederick, MD based record label specializing in Americana, bluegrass, and country music. Owned and operated by Jason Hannan.

Waiting for Lester Records was founded out of a desire to create opportunities and avenues for recording and radio airplay for local and regional artists in the Washington, DC area and beyond. Our mission is to create a collaborative environment for up and coming singers, songwriters, and instrumentalists. Waiting for Lester Records features an in-house studio, audio production, and graphic design

capabilities. Artist Roster:
Michelle Hannan
Jason Hannan
Howard Parker
Matthew Geiger
Vito McCartney
Dominica Knapp

Available today on all streaming platforms (physical album soon to come) They Will Always Be There For You by Matthew Ge...
01/10/2025

Available today on all streaming platforms (physical album soon to come) They Will Always Be There For You by Matthew Geiger - Musician! This album features Matthew applying his one-of-a-kind vocals to a terrific set of songs that strongly show his DC area bluegrass influences. With contributions from Jason Hannan - Musician (producer, lead guitar, bass, mandolin, harmony vocals), Howard Parker's Music Page (dobro, harmony vocals), Michelle Hannan of Michelle Hannan & One Blue Night (harmony vocals), and Eric Knowles (banjo). The link below will take you to your streaming platform of choice!

A new album by Matthew Geiger

Coming in January on Waiting For Lester Records!January 10 - a full album by Matthew Geiger - Musician entitled "Always ...
01/03/2025

Coming in January on Waiting For Lester Records!

January 10 - a full album by Matthew Geiger - Musician entitled "Always Be There For You"

January 31 - Wild Aster's debut single "Empty Handed" written by Dominica Knapp Music

Both projects were produced by Jason Hannan - Musician

Excited!

Dennis Jay's latest album, Cowboy Rhythm, is currently at  #2 on Airplay Direct's country chart for December!
12/27/2024

Dennis Jay's latest album, Cowboy Rhythm, is currently at #2 on Airplay Direct's country chart for December!

Available now on Waiting for Lester Records, Michelle Hannan & One Blue Night's first Christmas album, entitled "A Miche...
11/29/2024

Available now on Waiting for Lester Records, Michelle Hannan & One Blue Night's first Christmas album, entitled "A Michelle Hannan Christmas"! This streaming-only release features Michelle's one-of-a-kind voice applied to eight (mostly) traditional Christmas favorites. Highlights include her beautiful rendition of O Holy Night, plus her talented stepson Daniel Hannan's recording debut, a duet with Michelle on "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem". The link below will take you to your streaming service of choice; we hope you'll give the whole album a listen and a share!

by Michelle Hannan

Have you checked out Dennis Jay's latest album, Cowboy Rhythm? It's terrific!
11/21/2024

Have you checked out Dennis Jay's latest album, Cowboy Rhythm? It's terrific!

by Dennis Jay

Dennis Jay's new album debuts TODAY on KTEP in El Paso on Saturday, November 16th. Here's more info about the debut radi...
11/16/2024

Dennis Jay's new album debuts TODAY on KTEP in El Paso on Saturday, November 16th. Here's more info about the debut radio broadcast:
5pm - 6pm PACIFIC
7pm - 8pm CENTRAL
8pm - 9pm EASTERN
LINK: ktep.org
HOSTED BY: Greg Carthy

It can be purchased here: https://waitingforlester.com/shop

Available today on Waiting For Lester Records, Cowboy Rhythm by Dennis Jay! An excellent new album featuring Dennis's si...
11/16/2024

Available today on Waiting For Lester Records, Cowboy Rhythm by Dennis Jay! An excellent new album featuring Dennis's signature singing and songwriting. This album was produced by Grammy winner Lloyd Maines, who produced several albums for the Dixie Chicks and many others. If you like Western Music this one's for you! This link will take you to your streaming service of choice. The physical album is sold on bandcamp the Waiting For Lester Records website.

by Dennis Jay

Coming January 10th on Waiting for Lester Records, Matthew Geiger - Musician's debut album! This album features Matthew'...
11/15/2024

Coming January 10th on Waiting for Lester Records, Matthew Geiger - Musician's debut album! This album features Matthew's one for a kind vocals and guitar work with support from Howard Parker's Music Page on dobro and vocals, Michelle Hannan of Michelle Hannan & One Blue Night on harmony vocals, Eric Knowles on banjo, and Jason Hannan - Musician on mandolin, lead guitar, bass, and harmony vocals. Jason also handled production duties. Matthew and Michelle handled photography and art. We're very proud of all the work we did on this album and can't wait for everyone to hear it!

Coming this month on Waiting for Lester Records! A new album of original material from Texas singer/songwriter Dennis Ja...
11/13/2024

Coming this month on Waiting for Lester Records!

A new album of original material from Texas singer/songwriter Dennis Jay, produced by Grammy winner Lloyd Maines

A Christmas album by critically acclaimed country artist Michelle Hannan, produced by Jason Hannan - Musician

Stay tuned for links to each!

Coming November 16th on Waiting For Lester Records, Cowboy Rhythm by Texas country/western singer/songwriter Dennis Jay!...
11/08/2024

Coming November 16th on Waiting For Lester Records, Cowboy Rhythm by Texas country/western singer/songwriter Dennis Jay! This album features Dennis's terrific songwriting, vocals, and guitar play. It was produced by Grammy winner Lloyd Maines, who also contributes to the album on several instruments and co-wrote one of the tunes as well. The album will debut on KTEP in El Paso on Saturday, November 16th. Here's more info about the debut radio broadcast:

5pm - 6pm PACIFIC
7pm - 8pm CENTRAL
8pm - 9pm EASTERN
LINK: ktep.org
HOSTED BY: Greg Carthy

Have you checked out Matthew Geiger - Musician's new single? It's called The River Song and it was written by local blue...
11/07/2024

Have you checked out Matthew Geiger - Musician's new single? It's called The River Song and it was written by local bluegrasser Gary Palmer. Give it a listen!

by Matthew Geiger

Coming Black Friday on Waiting for Lester Records Michelle Hannan & One Blue Night
11/06/2024

Coming Black Friday on Waiting for Lester Records
Michelle Hannan & One Blue Night

Waiting for Lester Records is proud to release The River Song, Matthew Geiger - Musician's debut single. This beautiful ...
10/20/2024

Waiting for Lester Records is proud to release The River Song, Matthew Geiger - Musician's debut single. This beautiful song was written by Gary Palmer. Matthew is accompanied on The River song by Howard Parker's Music Page on dobro and harmony vocals, Michelle Hannan of Michelle Hannan & One Blue Night on harmony vocals, and Jason Hannan - Musician on mandolin, bass, and harmony vocals. We think Matt did a great job! This link will take you to your choice of streaming services:

by Matthew Geiger

10/09/2024

Lots of new music in the works for Waiting for Lester Records, my own little record label. We've got:

Matthew Geiger - Musician's debut solo album - Always Be There For You. This one is completely tracked and will be released in November or December. An Americana/folk/bluegrass release.

Dennis Jay a terrific Texas singer/songwriter has a new album in the can, his first on my label, pending a release date soon.

Wild Aster, a wonderful Americana/folk/bluegrass trio based in Maryland with several songs in the can with a single to be released before the end of the year and an album probably following.

Michelle Hannan & One Blue Night, a Christmas EP scheduled for a Black Friday release.

Gary Palmer's first album, a gospel project, which is about 2/3 completed.

Keep your eyes open for more news!

Exciting news! The River Song, Matthew Geiger - Musician's debut single on Waiting for Lester Records, will be released ...
10/02/2024

Exciting news! The River Song, Matthew Geiger - Musician's debut single on Waiting for Lester Records, will be released on October 18th to all streaming outlets! The River Song was written by Gary Palmer. Matt sings lead vocals and plays rhythm guitar on the release. He is accompanied by Jason Hannan - Musician (lead guitar, mandolin, bass, harmony vocals), Howard Parker's Music Page (dobro, harmony vocals), and Michelle Hannan (harmony vocals). We're very excited for Matthew and all involved!

09/18/2024

Final mixes are DONE for Matthew Geiger - Musician’s upcoming album. Exciting!

At work in my cozy little studio. Several projects are in the works for a variety of artists!
06/20/2024

At work in my cozy little studio. Several projects are in the works for a variety of artists!

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