Bryan J. Cowsert

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bryan-Cowsert-Far-From-The-City/242862995760126

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAFeHRJdcOg

“Bryan is a very professional, talented singer/songwriter who is easy to work with. Very friendly and timely!” June 28, 2010. Brianna Nightingale,  Staff Journalist, CountryStarsOnline

“The category of “Texas Rock” is an excellent fit with Bryan’s musical work. Listening to a number of Bryan’s tracks it’s clear:- * Bryan has highly developed musician skills on both electric and acoustic guitar. Vocals to an equally high standard. * He’s adept at a number styles, ballads, hard county, rock. (by turns hi energy, or gentle) When you are most definately not a “one trick pony” (and clearly Bryan is not) the overall category of your music can be hard to place. Closest match I have in mind is (strangely?) Johnny Winter: i.e music played with a lot of feel and emotion, but with a good dash of that slightly rowdy gritty feel, unique to the Lone Star state. (Loud? It can be. Will you love it? Yes!)” March 24, 2011 John Casson (Consultant Coach at John Casson Consulting ) worked with Bryan at Byan Cowsert – John Casson, Linkedin Website (Mar 24, 2011)

The Highway, by Bryan Cowsert 

 “The more reflective and gentler side of BC  this is a summer road song, just the thing to listen to in your car while driving along.

 It starts with an unplugged “porch picking” feel of Just Bryan on vocals and acoustic guitar, then @ 0:32 the drums and rest of the band kick in to drive this track along nicely.

On this track look out for:

* That acoustic guitar solo @ 1:37, simple but effective. No flashy techniques, but it does fit precisely as it should as the notes allow the song to keep on moving. It takes a good player to know when to hold back and play less!

* I love that vocal phrase “where will you go…etc” at this point Bryan’s voice changes to what I can only describe as a “keaning yearning” quality; that’s full of the dark lonesome aspect of the highway stretching on. Kind of like the ghosts of that high and lonesome sound (Bill Monroe bluegrass) had popped in to give a gentle nudge. You’ll have to listen to this to appreciate what I mean.

Knowing Bryan and the rest of his band, this one will grow and develop as they tour this summer.”

https://www.myspace.com/bryanjcowsert

Reviewed 2 June 2011, by Louis J. Casson, poet & lyricist

https://www.behance.net/LJCasson

https://www.myspace.com/cowsertisfarfromthecity

I know, I know, I know…never say never. So many of my friends, both here and virtual have heard me repeatedly say over the past year and 4-months that I was finished forever with the band scene. I would then espouse a litany of reasons…reason which made perfect sense to me all that time. I will not eat those words except for the part that I would never do the band thing again. Obviously something came along to male me rethink the finality of never. The purpose of this blog is to introduce you to that reason. Meet Bryan Cowsert.

https://www.myspace.com/bryanjcowsert

A few weeks ago I received a friend request from a young performer in Colorado. I added him and checked out his site. As I read his bio and learned of his metal rocking background Kevin Fowler immediately came to mind. Kevin’s background has not carried over one whit into his succes as one of Texas’ top country artist. I am a huge fan of Fowler. I was expecting something similar when I started listening to Bryan’s work. Woah…Was I wrong. The country was definitely there, but it was beautifully wrapped in his hard rocking background and I was captivated.

Sending off an e-mail to Bryan, I told him if he was ever in Texas and in need of a bassist to give me a call. I was surprised when his return response stated he was about to relocate to Texas and he was most definitely interested in talking to me. In these few short weeks we have talked many times and with each contact we learn more and more that we are on the same page with our music philosophy. I have started talking to several great players who have checked Bryan out and now they are real interested in taking an up close look at this unique twist to country. All of this has just furthered my belief in synchronicity…that there are no accidents in any meeting we have at anytime in our life path be it a grouchy cashier or a lifetime soul mate. All come at the right time in this perfectly ordered universe because they have something to teach us or something we need. Apparently this was exactly what I needed to get back to the passion of my youth…music.

Bryan and I agreed that we are going to launch this and not come onto stage as a start up band. I am thinking that it will probably be this spring before we go before the public. I have no doubt Texas will embrace this style just as it has welcomed so many greats from across state lines and who have been so important in creating this awesome Texas sound like Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Reckless Kelly, Jason Boland, Ray Benson, Mickey and the Motor Cars and so many more. When Bryan asked me if I thought his style would be accepted I told. “Yes, make no apologies for being different, don’t look back and they will come.”

Watch for future blogs and I will share from the very beginning what is going on and where we are in getting airborne.

Please go check out Bryan’s site, send him a friend request and get ready fro some great music coming your way a short piece down the road.

Love and Peace
Pap