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The ByrdBrains...are
an amazing assemblage of talented individuals that formed in
Portland, Oregon, USA, back in the early part of 2005. The
credit for the genesis of this concept actually came from
the mind of master guitarist/songwriter,
Andrew Gold. Andrew had
decided to form a tribute to The Byrds before The ByrdBrains;
a project known as Byrds of A Feather.
By the way, we want
to pass our condolences to all friends and family of
Andrew Gold who passed away. (August 2, 1951 –
June 3, 2011)...you will be missed; RIP.
Hearing that final decisions for
Byrds of A Feather had been already made, and knowing
that it was too late for him to be part BOAF, our own Iain
McLennon made a few phone calls of his own to some old, and
new friends, all of whom responded in a most positive way to
the concept of putting together a tribute with the focus, in
the beginning, being the music of
The Byrds.
Expanding upon the range of material to be covered,
The ByrdBrains perform not only the songs of the original band, but many of
those recorded by the various incarnations of The Byrds,
David Crosby,
Gene Clark,
Chris
Hillman,
Michael Clarke, and
Roger McGuinn as solo artists, and soon beyond! Stay
tuned for our definition of what we mean by "beyond." That
will be coming up; well soon.
As with The Byrds, the focal sound of
The ByrdBrains
is the signature sound of the Rickenbacker 12-string guitar.
First played by George Harrison in The Beatles' first movie
A Hard Day's Night, it provided the essential inspiration to
Jim McGuinn, and David Crosby, to form The Byrds.
In The ByrdBrains,
Iain McLennon plays a 1985 Rickenbacker 370RM Roger McGuinn
Signature 12-string. This guitar is beautiful, and authentic
in every detail to the one that Roger played, and is #98 of
only 1000 produced.
Don't miss The ByrdBrains
when you have a chance to catch them! It's like listening to
a recording of The Byrds...only live.
The ByrdBrains
Looking out for YOU!
Something brand new for us...we are
promoting
the best online guitar lessons; an awesome place to learn
how to play guitar. We hear from people all
the time that say that they wished that they had taken the
time to learn how to play guitar. Well it's never to late to
learn some guitar tricks.
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