Colin Brooks (musician)
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Colin Brooks is a singer-songwriter
, blues-rock guitarist and dobro
player currently living in Austin, Texas. He is member of the Americana group the Band of Heathens
.
Brooks was born and raised in Michigan, but moved to the southwest to pursue a career as a solo artist. Brooks formed the Band of Heathens
with Gordy Quist and Ed Jurdi in 2006, after they shared a stage together as individual songwriters. They have since released three studio albums. In 2009, the band was nominated for a "New Emerging Artist" award by the Americana Music Association. In 2010, the band was again honored by the Americana Music Association as nominees for the "Best Duo/Group of the Year".
The Band of Heathens
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, blues-rock guitarist and dobro
Dobro
Dobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
player currently living in Austin, Texas. He is member of the Americana group the Band of Heathens
Band of Heathens
The Band of Heathens are an American Rock and Roll band from Austin, Texas.The three principal songwriters - Colin Brooks, Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist - shared the bill at Momo's, an Austin club. Originally, each singer/songwriter performed his own set. However, they eventually started sharing the...
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Brooks was born and raised in Michigan, but moved to the southwest to pursue a career as a solo artist. Brooks formed the Band of Heathens
Band of Heathens
The Band of Heathens are an American Rock and Roll band from Austin, Texas.The three principal songwriters - Colin Brooks, Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist - shared the bill at Momo's, an Austin club. Originally, each singer/songwriter performed his own set. However, they eventually started sharing the...
with Gordy Quist and Ed Jurdi in 2006, after they shared a stage together as individual songwriters. They have since released three studio albums. In 2009, the band was nominated for a "New Emerging Artist" award by the Americana Music Association. In 2010, the band was again honored by the Americana Music Association as nominees for the "Best Duo/Group of the Year".
Discography
Colin Brooks (solo)- 2002: Chippin’ Away at the Promised Land
- 2005: Blood & Water
The Band of Heathens
- 2006: Live from Momo’s
- 2007: Live at Antone’s (CD+DVD)
- 2008: The Band of Heathens', (first studio production)
- 2009: Live @ Blue Rose Christmas Party Germany 2008 (limited edition)
- 2009: One Foot In the Ether, (second studio production)
- 2011: Top Hat Crown & The Clapmaster's Son (third studio production)