Bryan Browne

Hi, I'm Bryan Browne, a 13 yr old solo guitarist. I started playing guitar at the age of 7 learning chords and backing my father, Adrian Browne, playing various Shadows and Ventures songs. In 2003 my ex-guitar teacher gave me a Mel Bay Chet Atkins instructional book and started to teach me how to fingerpick. I was recording a bit in 2006 and my father records the shows I play at and put them on dvd. One opening act I did for the Feral Swing Katz in October was given to Tommy Emmanuel at Panthers in Newcastle at the Tommyfest tour. He rang dad couple days later and said Mark Pritcher (president of CAAS) wants me to play at the CAAS convention in July 2007 so I'll be going to America later this year to do some duets with Tommy and some solo shows (I hope!). Only recently have I started to use a plectrum and learn songs like Come Alive Polka and 12th Street Rag by Jimmy Bryant as well as Phil Emmanuel's Blue Angel. On the 3rd of January dad and I went to the basement to see Phil Emmanuel and I played a couple of songs for him, he was (and I quote) "astounded to see a 13 yr old to master the guitar in the way he has". I went to Tamworth for the first time this year and played with Phil Emmanuel couple of times and played at Stuie French's Pickers Night which was fun. I also met Joe Robinson there that night and we got together the next day and worked out some duets to play at Phil Emmanuel's gig that night and the Tomkins Showcase. I wish to play guitar for a living and I am working non-stop to achieve that goal.