Regular 17 Seconds readers will know that I rate Dan Willson AKA Withered Hand most highly.

I was privileged to interview him last y

ear, and his debut album,

Good News is one of the best albums made in 17 Seconds’ nearly-five year lifetime (read the review here).

This year, Dan is supposed to be heading to South by South West (SXSW), the annual music convention that takes place in Austin, Texas.

However, there are currently complications with his Visa, and Dan is actually having to demonstrate – despite the fact that he is signed to a label in the US, Absolutely Kosher – that he is ‘a musician of extraordinary abilities’ (well, duh!) to be granted a visa.

So…there is a campaign going to support him, and persuade the US au

thorities to let him in.

Please sign it here and lend your support.

If you still haven’t got Good News, check this out: