How do you take your Brian?
Brian Blain (solo or duo)
Brian Blain is a popular mainstay of the Toronto music scene both as a
player and behind the scenes. Originally from the hills of rural
Quebec, he has been performing his unique brand of slow-cooked,
contemporary country blues for more than 40 years - soulful,
thoughtful, always entertaining. It’s blues-based original music with
humour, interesting stories and a "relentless groove" (Blues Scene
Quarterly). Brian's new NorthernBlues CD features four tracks with
Michael Jerome Browne and guest appearances by Harry Manx, Paul
Reddick, members of Downchild and many other Toronto blues luminaries.
Colorblind Brian & the New Blainettes
A full blown blues revue with a six-piece band featuring stars of the Toronto Blues Society's Women's Blues Review. Now accepting dates for 2008 festivals. Click here to view a mini-montage from last year's Toronto Jazz Festival appearance featuring Carrie Chesnutt, Colleen Allen, Lily Sazz and Henry Heillig.
The Bluzgrass Buzzards
An all-acoustic, mostly instrumental project for occasions which require lively background music. Typically three or four players with Brian calling upon some of the best and brightest players on the Toronto bluegrass scene. Brian is pictured at right with Burke Carroll and Drew Jurecka of the Bebop Cowboys at a Toronto "Live with Culture" event.
Colorblind Brian's Blues Campfire
An old-fashioned song-swap that has been very popular with blues musicians at the Blues Summit and the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Conference. Pictured above are Ken Whiteley, Mark "Bird" Stafford, Mr. Rick, Rick Fines and Danny Marks with Brian at the 2007 Blues Summit. This event will be repeated at Hugh's Room on Sunday, January 20th, 2008 as part of the Maple Blues Award week-end activities The Campfire provides a great vehicle for Blues societies and event producers to offer an entertaining evening with interaction between visiting artists with local talent and your friendly host/ facilitator/bass player.
