DUSTY STRAY

Jonathan Brown, the man behind Dusty Stray was born in Taiwan, raised in Texas as the son of a preacher with songs about death and resurrection. He discovered a huge archive of American folk music from the 1920s and 1930s after which he began writing his own songs. Jonathan moved to Austin where he first performed his music, After this he traveled with guitar through Central America where he met a Belgian woman and followed her to Europe.

He Wrote, produced and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival LHO: LEE HARVEY OSWALD, among others. He Wrote and co-produced the debut album Tales Of Misfortune And Woe released on the Dutch indie label Basta Music in 2009. The Volkskrant named it as one of the Top Ten Albums of 2009!

This was followed by the well-received Light Years Away (Basta 2011), Family Album (Basta 2013), A Tree Fell And Other Songs (Great Waters 2015) and Estranged (2018), all of which received rave reviews. Brown’s many influences include Harry Smith (Anthology Of American Folk Music), writer/illustrator Edward Gorey, The Handsome Family, Bill Callahan, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Gillian Welch, The Velvet Underground, Pavement and The Flaming Lips.

This is a free show and takes place at Paardcafé. You only need to register. Please note that your reservation does not guarantee a spot.
Full = full, so come early.