Hat On, Drinking Wine is an American rock band from Worcester, Massachusetts featuring guitars, piano, bass, drums, as well as occasional folk and traditional instruments, such as the accordion, tin whistle, harmonica, and mandolin.
The band's first CD, bearing the same name as the band, was released on May 19, 2009, to favorable reviews from regional media, including Worcester Magazine[1] and the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, which praised the group for their "conversational, confessional lyrics, the intimate, bare-bones vocals" and "the homespun and hands-on arrangements".
Lang, Robert, and Whalen all write songs for the band, sometimes individually and sometimes in collaboration.
They cite Van Morrison and Bob Dylan as influences, as well as ensemble groups such as The Band, Wilco, The Jayhawks, and the Pogues.
Jim Lang is the author of three books, the most recent of which was On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching (Harvard University Press, 2008).