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| joined: 16 Oct 2007 06:51 PM |
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| Jet Brennan |
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"Guitarist and singer/songwriter Jet Brennan is a graduate of the School of Bars and Busking. Uncompromisingly plain but never simple, his songs are delivered in a stripped down style with a Celtic lilt. From a Scots/Irish background, Jet grew up to the sounds of Irish airs, Scottish reels and pipe bands. Originally a drummer, he switched to guitar at fifteen. Moving to the north of England in his late teens, Jet made a living playing rhythm guitar in local bands. He discovered a knack for writing songs that people enjoyed hearing and branched out as a solo artist, touring Ireland and Scotland on foot (quote - "I don't do driving!").
In 1996 Jet won the UK Voice of the Year contest, breaking with tradition by performing his own composition, Easy Morning, rather than a cover song. The song attracted attention and led to performances on BBC Radio's Folk on Two as well as local radio stations. In 2000 Jet followed his heart and moved to Oxfordshire, concentrating on new material and with an occasional foray into the local live music scene, playing support to Bob Fox and Benny Graham.
His song, Cruel Coincidence, is an uptempo fingerstyle guitar plus vocal, that had audiences dancing and chanting the chorus when he first roadtested the song in Brittany! Hashish to Ashes, a fingerpicked slow tempo country number, has been described as a three handkerchief production! The song was a semifinalist in the 2007 UK Songwriters competition and is receiving airplay in the UK. Jet's interpretation of the beautiful and melancholy Scottish song, Black Is The Colour, is given a plaintive underpinning with the addition of harmonica.
He is currently working on more new material for roadtesting on next year's festival circuit. Jet's own website will go live by the end of 2007.
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EUROPE: United Kingdom: England
artists located in EUROPE: United Kingdom: England
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| artist genre |
Acoustic
artists that sound like "Acoustic"
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| artist influences |
| Woody Guthrie,Wizz Jones,Neil Young,Jackson C Frank |
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