DUSTY STRAY features the alt-folk repertoire of Texan songster Jonathan Brown which delves into universal themes of unrequited love, heartbreak, loneliness and death but (almost) always with a small dose of hope and redemption.
Dusty Stray could be described as acoustic-based alternative folk noir. Played on all main stages/venues in the Netherlands supporting such acts as Noah & The Whale, The Be Good Tanyas, Kelley Deal (The Breeders), Janna Schra and Carice van Houten. Has performed around England including live on BBC radio, Bath Fringe Festival, Wimborne Folk Fringe Festival and Shhh Festival. Has toured Germany, Spain and the US and played an official showcase at South By Southwest. Dusty Stray is Texan ex-pat Jonathan Brown (voice, guitar, banjo, ukulele, omnichord, bulbul tarang). Some influences: Leonard Cohen, Bonny “Prince” Billy, Gillian Welch, Bill Calahan, The Handsome Family and Neil Young.
(Photo: Candide Rietdijk)