Brian
Curran
is
probably St. Louis's youngest acoustic fingerstyle player. At
only 23 he has been playing professionally for over 4 years
and has earned himself quite a reputation on the local blues
scene. Brian has studied with some of St. Louis's finest guitar
players such as Tom Hall and Billy Barnett. He's performed in
many of the areas top venues including Off Broadway, Focal Point,
Blueberry Hill, Broadway Oyster Bar, BB's Jazz Blues & Soups,
Mike & Mins, and Soulard Ale House. Brian has also performed
with some of the areas greatest players such as Ron Edwards,
and Leroy Pierson.
Brian has a wide range of styles from gritty delta slide guitar
to the soft sounds in the style of Mississippi John Hurt. He
plays a variety of covers from pre-war blues of Tampa Red &
Robert Johnson to more modern songs of Eric Clapton & SRV.
Brian also has a huge arsenal of original tunes and is currently
working on a solo CD project at Music Masters here in St. Louis.
Catching Brian here in town is easy, he plays at Mike &
Mins on Wednesday nights at 8:00 & Saturday at 4:00, and
Soulard Ale House Fridays at 4:30. Brian is available for lessons,
and all types of occasions and can be reached at at his new
website, or call 314.846.7815 or 314.208.0670
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