LIVE MUSIC IN OUR DINING ROOM
So the story goes, I was singing on the way home from the hospital. And I clung to that thread which was passed down to me from both sides of my family; Weaving through life with music. There was a lot of singing together, piano, and guitar in my family. My mom was in an acoustic trio with harmonies. They practiced in our house. So, we did too - while washing dishes, etc.
I sang the harmony with my middle sister who learned all the songs on guitar and we sang for miscellaneous shows. Meanwhile, I played clarinet in band, which was my grandfather’s from his Big Band days. I played tenor sax in the jazz band and did the marching band thing - we had Captain Marvel as our coach. We did a bit of touring the competition rings. Getting out of our small West Virginia town was great excitement.
After my sister graduated, I felt a bit lost. I began studying voice at Shenandoah College and Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia and was soon on a trail towards the music field. I attended Alderson-Broaddus College on a music scholarship in West Virginia but Berklee College of Music is where I really wanted to be, so I moved to Boston, MA.
I was in a couple of cover bands before I met my friends from Hunter’s Moon. We were an acoustic trio with cool harmonies performing originals from each of us. During this time, I sang on personalized children’s tapes (some very interesting names and fun making animal sounds). After Hunter’s Moon disintegrated, my album was born: Road Signs To The Sun. I was a featured vocalist on John Donelan’s cd: Our Life And Times which was recorded with the same band. I began to play guitar with John; performing as a duo or sometimes with a band to promote our music.
I needed to branch out on my own, so I started playing more solo gigs. I had different line-ups of my band and tried to come up with some interesting band names but nothing stuck. In 2008, I released my studio record (with 14 musical guests), Don’t Forget About It. During the recording, my good friend from college, Steve and I reconnected. That is when The Erinn Brown Band had solidified. After performing for a few years and giving my recorded material a different feel, we went into the studio for a Live cd: Erinn Brown Band, Ruled My Life, in 2011.
I’m always trying to work on new material. For the next recording, there are a few collaborations with Alison Keslow, Steve Peabody and Randy Leventhal. We've started recording and will have a CD of originals by the spring of 2023 .
I perform with a band, trio, duo or solo gigs when I’m not teaching private lessons.