Biography

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, but with stints in Nashville and Florida Brad is known for his DIY tenacity and extremely entertaining intimate live shows. Whether it is a house concert, a listening room, or a streaming concert. Over the last few years, he has traversed North America and Europe including Canada and Scandinavia, and even played concerts in Colombia and Tunisia. 
 One night with Brad will run the gamut of all human emotions from humor, hedonism, activism, and heartbreaking sadness. From folk-rock anthems to indie folk, flares of cosmic Americana, psychedelic, alt-country, to straight-up storytelling sometimes you get it all in one song. Influenced by classic songwriters like JJ Cale, John Prine, Billy Bragg, Kris Kristofferson, and Townes Van Zandt his timeless songs mix love, humor, and protest seamlessly to get you through the tough times. 
 "South Dakota” is a finalist in the 2020 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest (Merlefest) and has been featured on Cosmic Country among other Spotify playlists. Brad has performed all over the world including at Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Folk Alliance International, Nordic Folk Alliance, Live at Heart (Sweden), Sing Out Loud, Magnolia Festival, Hickey Fest, Gamble Rogers Folk Festival, Gram Parsons Guitar Pull, End of the Road (UK), Reeperbahn, Incubate, Athfest, Sing Out Loud, Savannah Stopover. He is also the founder of the Stetson Kennedy Songwriter Residency in Fruit Cove, FL.