Ardent Sessions: Oli Brown Band

Up-and-coming guitar prodigy Oli Brown formed his breakout blues band, The Oli Brown Band, at the ripe old age of 17.  A year later he released his debut album, Open Road, to astounding critical praise, eventually landing on several “Best Of” blues lists in 2008. With so much early recognition, his short career has hardly been the story of someone who has been living down and out. He even already has a signature line of guitars from Vanquish in production. So, it’s hard to believe this kid could know anything about the blues! However, when he arrived in Memphis in the spring of 2008 to perform at The International Blues Challenge, he proved that whether his own life was the inspiration for his art or if he simply was incredibly gifted at channeling his muse, the music moved the crowds just the same.  John Fry personally invited Brown to come to Ardent Studios to record The Ardent Sessions.

 

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Setlist:
00:45 Open Road
08:48 Played by the Devil
13:02 Love’s Gone Cold
23:18 Complicated
31:19 New Groove
36:37 Jam
49:48 Keep On Believing
57:05 Psycho

Oli Brown Live Dates

August 1   Notodden Blues Festival     Norway
August 2   Notodden Blues Festival     Norway
August 4   International Guitar Festival, Bath UK
August 5   Storyville, Helsinki     Finland
August 6   Cambridge Rock Festival UK
August 7   Elojazz & Blues Festival     Finland
August 21 Rhythm Festival, Bedford     UK

Oli Brown Band “Played by the Devil”

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Recorded and Mixed by Alan Burcham

Assisted by Lucas Peterson

Mastered by Kevin Nix