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NEWS:
02.24.10:
This time last year, Matt and I were mixing Truth & Love, and I
was working on all the minutia associated with putting out an indie
record while stressing about how it would be received. Everything that
followed was more than I’d hoped for.
There are a lot
of people behind the scenes who played a part in what was ultimately a
successful record release, but at the end of the day it was all of you,
who supported my music and came out to the shows that made 2009 year the
most rewarding music year for me since I starting playing.
So
Thank you.
I promise there’s much more in store.
For starters, the band and I are headed to
Texas in March for a series of shows before and during SXSW in Austin.
The idea of a road trip started when I was invited to appear at the
RedGorilla Music Fest
that runs in parallel with SXSW. And, like the other legions of
musicians that migrate to Austin with the spring, I’m making the most of
the trip by lining up as many shows as I can.
Here’s the full
line up of the mini-tour:
Date: Saturday, March 13th
Time: 8PM
Location: Fort Worth
Venue:
The Aardvark
Details: I’d call this the “triumphant return” show, since I was born
and raised in the metroplex, if it weren’t for the fact I’ve not really
played there before. There’s a strong contingent of you in the area so
I’m on calling you all to turn out and bring a couple folks with you.
It’s exciting to finally be bringing my songs back to the place where so
many of them were born.
Date: Wednesday, March 17th
Time: 8PM
Event: RedGorilla Music Fest
Location: Austin
Venue:
Touché
Details: 8PM on Saint Patrick’s Day + 6th
Street + FREE! = Sweet, Sweet Madness
Date: Thursday, March 18th
Time: 2-5PM
Location: Austin
Event: Music from the film soundtrack of "The Wind Chases the Sun – The
Leonard Peltier Story"
Venue:
Ruta Maya
Details: I was asked to write a song for the film
(for which we had a great recording session a couple weekends ago).
Since several of the contributing artists were going to be in Austin
during the festival week, I offered to put together an event to showcase
the music and bring some attention to the project. There will be more
forthcoming on this as the lineup firms up. Director Preston Randolph
will appear to speak about the project.
Date: Saturday, March 20th
Time: Afternoon
Event: SXSnackbar!
Venue:
Snackbar
Details: This a showcase hosted by my
other good friends, Bethany and Karl, at their fantastic restaurant
Snackbar, located in the heart of Austin’s SoCo Neighborhood. Looking
like a cool lineup so you’ll definitely want to be there.
Hope to see you in Texas!
01.05.10:
DJ Shotgun Majors on KRVM ranked "The Truth & Love" his #5 song of 2009!
You can listen to his top 20 picks on his
Tupelo Honey podcast.
10.26.09: October News
Lazy thing that I am, I took last month off from
blogging so I owe everyone two months’ worth of news.
The September
Oregon road shows were a big success; played some great shows, made some
new friends, and got to live 2/3s of the rock n’ roll lifestyle…if
ibuprofen qualifies as a drug in that sense.
You may have
noticed a dearth of shows in the calendar since then. Couple reasons for
that, the most notable of which is that I’m back down in my basement
working up new material to go back into the studio as soon as possible.
There’s no rest for the wicked, and as these things go, I need to get
busy now so I can get something out there as soon as possible next year.
I’ll try and get
something lined up in the interim, but the downside to shifting focus
back to writing and recording is that you can expect a little less
frequent shows over the winter. The upside is that when we do get out to
play, there’ll be some new surprises in the set…so when that invite goes
out, don’t mess about. Come out and see us!
The great reviews for the record continue to pile up. Over the last
month there’s been a surge of reviews coming out the UK. The highlight
is a glowing print review in the November issue of
Maverick Magazine.
In addition there are online reviews on
allgigs.co.uk,
leicesterbangs.co.uk,
and
whisperinandhollerin.com.
Since the Maverick magazine review is print only, I’ve posted
the full review:
here
Finally, I have another radio appearance scheduled; this time in Puget
Sound. Tune in if you can’t wait for the next show. I’ll be airing,
live, on
KBCS radio,
91.3,
Thursday,
October 29th at 1PM. Same format as the Eugene thing last
month: lil’ talkin’, a lil’ playin’…and did I mention the possibility of
surprises? Check it out!
7.18.09: Radio Update
Tinderbox
updated me on the radio campaign and a lot more stations are getting
behind the record. It's now up to 48 states and provinces
and a total of 160 stations have the record in
rotation. I've updated the station lookup below to include the new
stations. Plus, I've added a link to the station's coverage map so you
can see if you can pick up the signal.
You really can make a difference by asking they play the record. Follow
the link to their website and put in a request!
6.26.09: Truth & Love Radio Rotation
With the help of the great folks at
Tinderbox
Music, three weeks ago we started a US and
Canada-wide college and community radio promotion campaign for the
record. The response has been awesome! As of this week 84 stations have
put it in rotation and it's even landed on some stations weekly charts.
Select your state from the drop down below to see what stations are
playing Truth & Love. Support 'em and ask them to play your
favorite song.
6.16.09: Truth & Love Releases!
For those
who’ve followed my preview blog over the last six weeks, I hope you
enjoyed learning about the making of the record. If you haven’t been
following along, you can read all the entries
here.
So enough jawin’, go pick up a copy
at any of the online or brick and mortar locations listed below. If you
haven’t yet joined the mailing list do that here as well. I’ll be
sending out regular news and schedule updates.
 
5.4.09: Tuesday Previews
Each Tuesday until the record releases I'll be unveiling the songs from
the record and sharing some of the stories behind the songs, the
recording, and the amazing personalities that contributed. Read all
about it
Here.
BIO:
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.
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