Oli Brown Band

Hailed as "one of the best and brightest guitar heroes performing in the world today" (Classic Rock magazine), you will not be disappointed with the band who are opening Blues on the Farm 2009.

The Oli Brown Band was formed in 2006 while Oli was playing at jam sessions in Norwich. There Oli met drummer Simon Dring and talented bass player Fred Hollis, and they started rehearsals in January 2001 with their gig played at The Walnut Tree Shades in Norwich on March 1st.

Since that first gig in 2007, the band has played up and down the country. One of the highlights was recording a live session for BBC Radio 2 (at Maida Vale studios) for the Paul Jones Blues Show which was transmitted 14 May 2007. Other highlights include supporting acts like Walter Trout, Aynsley Lister, Devon Allman, Ian Parker and performances for various local radio stations.

In early 2008 Oli and the band signed to Ruf Records and went to Germany to record their first Ruf Records album, titled "Open Road". It was released in June and has received great reviews.

In February last year, whilst in America, The Oli Brown Band were invited to record at the legendary Ardent Studios in Memphis, where they set down a couple of tracks and then performed a live session for "The Ardent Sessions". The hits on the website for The Oli Brown Band set was over 1.4 million in three weeks!

Oli went back to the States for the month of August 2008 and was performing with Blinddog Smokin, Sherman Robertson, Miss Blues, and Billy Branch, while back in the UK the Band has worked alongside artists such as Jon Cleary, Johnny Winter, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Robben Ford, Walter Trout and Devon Allman.

In 2009, much of the year so far has been devoted to the ‘Open Road’ tour, but if you haven’t seen The Oli Brown Band live, don’t miss them on the opening night of Blues on the Farm!

"A real talent" (John Mayall)

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