A gritty roots rock and reggae release for 2016

The Surge. Going back to the Roots Rock and Reggae with contemporary edge and power!

A fresh collection of folk rock ballads and jump blues.

Firefly. I used to catch them one at a time and put them in a mason jar on summer nights. Enjoying their sweet light through the night and setting them free in the morning. This collection of songs is a bit like that. Glad I caught them. And even happier to set them free. Made in the winter of 2014 in Taos, New Mexico with Peter Oviatt on banjo and guitar, Giles Shelton on upright bass, Dan Irion on mandolin and Sarah Martinez on guitar as well.

The 2008 "Afro-Coastal" sound by the Brent Berry Band. Hot tunes for the hips and signature BB song writing make this one for any collector of original world-beat and folk music.

Brent kicks a bass drum while playing a guitar, blowing a harp and singing or shouting about love and war. Songs about old ships and giving to much to the oars, street lights and snowy nights. Switching styles and language's as the night people give up their colors. "Some roads you just gotta strut down." -The Band- James Rann- Guitar, Dobro and Lap-Steel Kirry Nelson-Percussion and Vocal magic Peggy Mathies-Congas,Bongo-Cajon,percussion (Our Newest Member!!) Max Paley-Mandolin and Vocals --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Lawrence, Kansas to Long Island, New York, St.John,Virgin Islands to Taos, New Mexico ,the lovely streets of Amsterdam and Cadiz . Brent has performed with legendary acts such as the Slackers, Hepcat, The Skatalites, Wailing Souls, Mad Professor, Sizzla,The English Beat, The Marley Family, The The Wailers,Two and a Half White Guys, Boom Shaka, Luciano, and Toots and The Maytals, King Django, Sister Carol and Ritchie Havens ....and more ..

Afro-Coastal Americana-Grass Music for the soul. The first of the New Mexico records made at 5th Sun studios. And the marker of change for Brent's move to more world music and dance compositions, great with coffee of dark beer.

From Lawrence, Kansas to Long Island, New York, St.John,Virgin Islands to Taos, New Mexico Brent has performed with legendary acts such as the Slackers, Hepcat, The Skatalites, Wailing Souls, Mad Professor, Sizzla, Boom Shaka, Luciano, and Toots and The Maytals, King Django, Sister Carol and Ritchie Havens. Moving to Taos ,New Mexico in the fall of 2002, Brent began work on a new group. Finding faith in the fingers of producer/bass player Jack Wilson, the old tyme sound of dobro and guitar of James Rann, and the fine mandolin of Dan Irion and sweet harmony and percussion of Kirry Nelson. "Monsoon" ,the debut release of " Brent Berry & Honest Abe" was made in 2004. A new chapter in in Brent's sonwriting began. " Afro-Coastal Americana-Grass",kicking the walls down into a new genre, expect nothin but fine things from these young musicians in the future