The family is ever expanding...right now it consists of Oliver Johnson on guitars, Layah Jane on the pipes, Benjamin Rollo on the drums, Trevor Mills on the bass, BMAX on everything else..
Influences
The Great Spirit, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Bill Frisell, Curtis Mayfield, The Band, Paul Simon, Nature, Humans, being alive.
Sounds Like
We're gettin' somewhere.... check out the samples..that's a few dimensions of what we do..
if that's not enough, i'll tell you a bit about myself..
I like rhythm..
I LOVE polyrhythm..
I like hearing guitars bubble around each other..
I LOVE acoustic instruments..
One of my goals is to get people feelin' good while I play..
My MAIN goal is to feel as good as I can while I play
' The ever-charming Brian MacMillan has a musical presence that is gentle and soulful. Aaaaah. 100% guaranteed…..'
Knox Acoustic Cafe
'Brian Macmillan carries a calm, warm and seasoned soul in his lanky bones. Lyrics are optimistic, but not naive; he preaches patience, that there will be Another Day, and appears to be at peace with the circle of life.'
Andy Frank, producer, Take 5 CIUT 89.5 fm
'..keyboard flourishes and bouncy bass, inject a little Bruce Cockburn-meets-Paul Simon reggae/dub into his wholesome sunniness. An easygoing, optimistic debut.'
Ian Nathanson, Metro News
Take the sweet vocals of James Taylor, the rhythm of Paul Simon, pepper it with a heartfelt message of love and you have the one-and-only Brian MacMillan.
Brian is one of Canada’s finest young musicians. An extremely talented singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, Brian’s uplifting music is a blend of all of his favourite styles; Folk, Reggae, World and Pop music. Equally at ease and captivating as a solo performer or with his trio, Brian aims to connect and convey his genuine love of making and sharing music.
Brian has released 2 critically acclaimed solo albums; Gone To See The Morning in 2001 and Let The Darkness Go in 2007. He has since been across Canada 4 times, gathering a solid fan-base along the way. He continues to be heavily supported by the CBC and many national college radio stations across Canada. His 3rd release, tentatively titled “Shine”, is to be released in the spring of 2010.
The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals recognized Brian’s songwriting abilities in 2005 by awarding him the Colleen Peterson Award for a song he wrote with juno nominee Lori Cullen. Brian is a 2x Ontario Arts Council grant recipient.
Brian has performed at many of Ontario’s finest folk festivals including, Mariposa, Eaglewood, Shelter Valley, Blue Skies, and Home County. His song, “Signs”,was chosen by Do Right records in Toronto to appear on the 2008, “Required Listening” compilation.
Brian was a guest performer on all 3 of the Barenaked Ladies, “Ships and Dips”, Caribbean cruises, sharing the stage with The Barenaked Ladies, Great Big Sea, Sarah Harmer and Guster.
Outside of his busy solo career he has appeared on albums by Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle, The Wailing Jennys, Garth Hudson, Lori Cullen, Jory Nash, Mr. Something Something, Layah Jane, Nine Mile and Eden Hertzog.
He currently tours with Kevin Hearn and John Mcdermott. Brian plays Stonebridge Guitars and has a gluten-free cookie named after him, “The Mackie”, by New Moon Kitchen!
Let The Darkness Go can be purchased online at
http://cdbaby.com/cd/macmillan
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its funny that you commented, I was just listening to "Another Day", (which is an awesome song, pretty catchy) yesterday and it totally helped inspire me to record that song, so thanks :D!!! Hope you are doing well,
Drink beer and steal stuff from the Metal Queen!?! Dude I am IN!! We will distract her with 80's metal albums from Dio and Queensryche...and when she goes for her broadsword and shield, I will cast a spell on her with my wizard guitar. Good plan?
we love turn the radio up! cant wait to hear all of the new music-- thanx u for sharing it with us-U gots to hurry and put out the new tunes tho so i can keep introducing your stuff to ppl :)
You are most welcome. Have a fantastic trip. You two still should try to get to Smithers. Always a place to sing there!! I can get you in touch with people. LOL. Don't eat all the cookies!
Ciao,brian ,Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,and stupendous voice. you are fantastic ..really talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy neal
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