Brian O'Brien

From singing in the church choir, to fronting a metal band, to becoming a new artist on the Canadian Folk/Roots scene, Brian O’Brien isn’t your everyday Irish folk singer and songwriter. Born in Limerick, Ireland, he grew up with his older sister and brother and twin brother in a home filled with instruments and music. His mother was a Eucharistic minister who owned a jewelry store, while his father was a musician and choir master for the quintessential Irish catholic parish church where Brian and his siblings sang every Sunday for the midday mass. He started jamming with his twin brother as a teen and playing in school bands, eventually leading him to writing, recording and performing his original work. In 2013, he saw his track ‘Fake Smile’ peak #8 on the Irish iTunes downloads charts and headed for Canada to start anew. Currently residing in Vancouver, BC, Brian has his sights set on 2019 and is currently in the process of recording and releasing new material that combines his love of the craft with the many different influences he draws from in his life. From death metal to folk, Ireland to Canada, Brian likes to paint his life the same way he paints his music - with many different brushes.