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Brian Ledford can’t bring himself to do the safe
thing. Not content to do straight revival Americana/Alt-country, the
singer-songwriter draws from his own diverse musical roots and what’s close to
his heart and transforms it into something rare these days—great, original
songs. Music as much informed by The Clash as The Flatlanders. At turns as lush
as Lanois, or as direct as Cash. But always with his unique thread of
introspection and melody running through it.
The back story reads like a
plot in a Stegner novel: the musical son of Oklahoma concrete finishers and
Oilmen is born and raised in DFW, kicks around Texas looking for a musical home,
trying his luck in Lubbock, Dallas and Austin before pulling up stakes in search
of greener pastures in the wet of the Pacific Northwest. Like a modern-day,
musical version of the great western Boomer.
His first solo outing,
2009’s “Truth & Love,” found an enthusiastic audience and glowing print and
online press who welcomed him as, “a unique voice in Americana music,” and
praised the record as, “ having moments of originality that shove this album way
beyond the usual run-of-the-mill.” Radio was eager as well. Over 160 college
stations put the record into rotation in North America, as well as Ireland, UK,
Belgium and beyond.
Whatever the future holds, we can be sure that this
emerging fixture on the American music scene will continue to bring us songs
from his diverse landscape that transport us and make us think. And this time
he’s staying put.
Introducing THE SINISTER SURGEONS featuring members of; The Screaming Trees, Big High, and Mctuff (barrett, ari, van, and joe) at the Seamonster this Saturday October 10th no cover! 21+ 9:30 till close
Dude, we're playin the day after you @ the high dive. It's a matinee, so we play in the afternoon sometime. Anyhow, I'll try and make your gig the prior evening.
