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Brian VanderPryt

About Me

-I have been a part of the Windsor music scene for over 10 years now. I play regularily at Patrick O'Ryans in Windsor, Ontario. I am also part of the celtic/folk band Celtic Cross. Frank Edgley (of Celtic Cross) and I have a regular duo at Patrick O'Ryan's every Friday, and the band plays there once or twice a month. Come out and see me!Okay...aside from that....a little about me.I am 32 years old and married to the greatest girl in the world, the lovely Carley. My friends are some of the greatest people you will ever meet. I have two dogs and a cat. I love all kinds of music, and dable with the whole home-recording studio thing. Hopefully we'll be able to record the next Celtic Cross on our own. There is nothing I love more than to get on stage with some friends (and/or strangers) and jam.Thanks for stopping by! Cheers - Brian

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Member Since: 08/02/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/celticcrosscanada
Band Members: I have had the priveledge of playing with some of the most talented people in the city including: Frank Edgley Jr., Mark Crampsie, Billy Dixon, Glenn MacNeil, Jamie Greer, Kelly Nichols, Clinton Hammond, Calum MacPhee, John L. Sullivan, Frank Edgley Sr., Terry Murphy, Gerard Smith, and many more throughout the years. Not to mention the dozens of people that have stopped through on open mic nights to jam along. I learned everything I know about performing from the people mentioned above...
Influences: Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Blue Rodeo, Barenaked Ladies, The Beatles, Tom Waits, The Black Crowes, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Cat Stevens, Wilco, Stephen Fearing, Lennie Gallant, Indigo Girls, Gordon Lightfoot, Spirit of the West, Stan Rogers, The Tea Party, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Buffalo Tom, Social Distortion, Counting Crows, Jane's Addiction, Tragically Hip, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Violent Femmes, U2, Weezer, Radiohead, Seven Mary Three, The Cult.
Sounds Like: Depends on who I'm playing with. I guess I'm most diverse when I'm on my own, Celtic/Folk when playing with the band or Frank. Celtic/Folk/Acoustic/Alternative/Classic Rock/etc. etc. when on my own.
MySpace Tracker
Record Label: Cross Hatched Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

HACKED!!!!

Ok, somehow someone hacked my MySpace page (no doubt because I keep Internet Explorers Phishing filter turned off!). I apologize to everyone for the comment that appeared to be posted by me (the one w...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:41:00 GMT

Open Mic in May!

Due to the long weekends, I will be playing at Patrick O'Ryans on Sunday May 20th and Sunday May 28th from 9:30-12:30. I will make these Open Mics, so if any of the usual suspects would like to come ...
Posted by on Sat, 12 May 2007 09:48:00 GMT

R.I.P. Open Mic - July, 1997 - April 2007

Well it's finally happened. The Open Mic at Patrick O'Ryans has officially been cancelled, at least until the fall. The bar has promised to re-evaluate it after the summer. ..:namespace prefix = o ns...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:07:00 GMT

Open Mic Night Needs You!

As most of my friends in Windsor know, I host an Open Mic at Patrick O'Ryans every Sunday night. Ove the last few months, Sunday nights in downtown Windsor have been getting quieter and quieter, which...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:38:00 GMT

I Hate You Peter Cetera

Ok...about a month ago I lost my MP3 player. I'm sure there is a cab driver out there somewhere trying to figure it out right now, but that is beside the point. As some of you may know, I used to use ...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:40:00 GMT

About time.

Well I've finally convinced myself to start paying attention to my own MySpace page. I've deleted the one I had for about 2 years (and haven't touched) and created a new "band" one. I also figure that...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:19:00 GMT