2010 WUMB Music Fest Performer (aka Boston Folk Festival)
2009 BACHA Showcase Artist
Following 10 years in radio as host and producer at WERS and WGBH FM, Brendan Hogan has released his first full-length studio album, 'Long Night Coming'.
Hogan started his career in music at Emerson College in 1999 working for the school’s acclaimed student-run station, WERS, 88.9. Upon leaving WERS in 2002, Brendan was hired by Boston NPR-affiliate, WGBH, 89.7, to take over a popular long-running music program there.
Released in late 2009, Hogan has written and recorded his debut CD, 'Long Night Coming', featuring original roots, modern folk, and blues-based songs, as well as two familiar standards in the folk and country genres. Hogan’s work in songwriting and performing has seen him share stages with Kris Delmhorst, Geoff Muldaur, Ray Bonneville, Eilen Jewell, Les Sampou, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Spider John Koerner, Brooks Williams, and others, and he has recently showcased for the Boston Area Coffeehouse Association and the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance conference. The Boston Phoenix newspaper has called Hogan “a distinctive new musical voice”.
What People Are Saying About Brendan:
"A distinctive new musical voice." - The Boston Phoenix
"Hogan is a beguiling bluesman." - Scott Alarik, The Boston Globe
"Hogan has a delicate yet forceful flow." - The Somerville News
"'Long Night Coming' impressively forms a consistent literary landscape." - The Killing Floor Blog
"Hogan's music is a transporting experience." - Deli Magazine New England
"'Long Night Coming' is a raw, honest work featuring a wonderfully world-weary voice." - The Hippo News And Culture Weekly
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Brendan has shared the stage with the following artists and many more:
Kris Delmhorst
Slaid Cleaves
Ray Bonneville
Brooks Williams
Eilen Jewell
Les Sampou
Geoff Muldaur
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines
Spider John Koerner
Geoff Bartley
James Montgomery
Brendan has performed at these venues and many more:
Music Clubs & Theaters -
Club Passim - Cambridge, MA
Lizard Lounge - Cambridge, MA
Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant and Music Club - Somerville, MA
Bull Run Restaurant - Shirley, MA
Amazing Things Arts Center - Framingham, MA
Center for the Arts in Natick - Natick, MA
Caffe Lena - Saratoga Springs, NY
Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry, NH
Festivals -
WUMB Music Fest (aka Boston Folk Festival) 2010
Joe's (Somerville) Jazz & Blues Festival 2010
New England Americana Festival 2010
Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival 2010
Cambridge River Fest 2009
Nashua Folk Festival 2008
Coffeehouses -
Me & Thee Coffeehouse - Marblehead, MA
Oasis Coffeehouse - Waltham, MA
Second Friday Coffeehouse - Belmont, MA
Simple Gifts Coffeehouse - Nashua, NH
Some of the radio stations playing Brendan:
WUMB, 91.9 FM - Boston, MA
WERS, 88.9 FM - Boston, MA
WGBH, 89.7 FM - Boston, MA
WMBR, 88.1 FM - Cambridge, MA
"The Folk Revival" WICN, 90.5 FM - Worcester, MA
WCUW, 91.3 FM - Worcester, MA
"The Cheap Seats" WCIB, 101.9FM - Hyannis, MA
WOMR, 92.1 FM - Provincetown, MA
WMVY, 92.7 FM - Martha's Vineyard, MA
"US Folk" WMPG, 90.9 and 104.1 FM - Portland, ME
"Art in Action" WSMN, 1590 AM - Nashua, NH
"Stay Tuned" WSCA, 106.1FM - Portsmouth, NH
"Simpatico" WSPN, 91.1FM - Saratoga Springs, NY
KZSC, 88.1FM - Santa Cruz, CA
WholeWheatRadio.org - Talkeetna, AK
BOOKING/CONTACT:
brendan@brendanhogan.net
(617) 519-6980
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