Hey y’all! I’m John Ward Hocter, a Reddit refugee and independent songwriter trying to spread the word about my music. I used to post my music in various subreddits, but now I’m in tune with the Fediverse.

If you’re interested in checking out some traditional country, Americana, and bluegrass style music, here’s what I got going on right now.

Look me up on Spotify (https://sptfy.com/OsrY), Apple, Amazon or wherever you listen. I released a song called “Damn Near Died Today” that was named a Finalist in the 2023 Great American Song Contest. Let me know what you think.
If you like what you hear, I have a new single coming out August 4 called “Ain’t Heaven Yet” you can pre-save here: https://ditto.fm/aint-heaven-yet.
If you’re still onboard the JWH train at this point, you can toss me a vote in the Opening Act contest here: https://theopenact.com/2023/john-ward-hocter. You can vote free each day, or you can make a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and get one vote per dollar donated. Honestly I don’t have much of a chance to win but it is a worthy cause and I’d appreciate your vote.

Thanks for reading/listening/voting!

JWH