DUSTY STRAY

DEBUT CD NOW AVAILABLE AT WWW.BASTAMUSIC.COM!!! Twisted tales of tragedy, death and loss in the early American folk tradition. DUSTY STRAY leads you through the darkness towards a small light shining in the distance. Usually. Sometimes it's just plain dark. **********"The music is beautiful, but you’re guaranteed to get disturbed by the stories that accompany it: topics include depression, suicide, falling into wells, losing loved ones, and freezing to death in the forest while the animals scavenge your parts. This stuff is vital." Nathan Foster, WUAG 103.1 FM North Carolina **********DE VOLKSKRANT May 28, 2009 :"Little Miracle in The Netherlands"Following his love for a woman, Texan minister’s son Jonathan Brown exchanged Austin, Texas, for Amsterdam, six years ago. There, with Tales of Misfortune and Woe, he performed a miracle. The album was made with Dutch musicians: Marjolein van der Klauw, Jac Bico and Gert-Jan Blom. Effortlessly, it can be compared to the best of what America produces in the folk ballad genre. Brown’s songs about murder and misery sound intimate, almost cozy. The arrangements are ingenious and controlled, there are beautiful harmony vocals sung by Van der Klauw and Brown himself excels on a number of instruments. If all of this is not convincing enough: Piet Schreuders is the graphic designer of the stylish booklet. ********** HEAVEN: "The concealed bitterness of Tales Of Misfortune And Woe lifts the already excellent songs to a higher level." ********** ALTCOUNTRY.NL : "Prima de luxe: Tales of Misfortune and Woe is home to a dozen delicate, high quality murder ballads…. Though Dusty Stray can sound child-like at times, the composition of the songs is extremely sophisticated." ********** THE BOURNEMOUTH ECHO, UK : "Folk noir wows crowds at Wimborne festival" ..