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Tom Brosseau

http://www.tombrosseau.com

Tom Brosseau is an American musical storyteller and guitarist, born and raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.
“North Dakota troubadour brings stark, trembling beauty to folky acoustic pop. The world is better for it.” – MOJO
Tom Brosseau learned to play acoustic guitar from his grandmother. As Brosseau explains: “I grew up with music in the church, in the school, music at home. I learned a lot of hymnal and folk songs, both traditional and contemporary, and since I was influenced by what my grandparents listened to, in a sense I studied the singers and songwriters of the great American songbook.”
He has toured Japan, Canada, Portugal, Iceland, Australia; performed in bars, backyards, grand halls, subways, theaters, old folks homes; exchanged songs and poetry with many talented folks, including Susan Orlean, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Patrick Marber, Bonnie Raitt and the late Sam Hinton. Brosseau also sings and plays guitar with Becky Stark and John C. Reilly in John Reilly & Friends.
Not long after Brosseau moved to Los Angeles in 2003, he began performing at the renowned club, Largo, where he met Sara and Sean Watkins. Sean Watkins recorded both Brosseau’s much praised album Grass Punks (2014) and forthcoming album North Dakota Impressions. John Parish (PJ Harvey) produced the other album of the trilogy, Perfect Abandon (2015) with Brosseau and a 3-piece band at The Cube theater in Bristol UK, using only a single mic.
North Dakota Impressions was produced by the aforementioned Sean Watkins in Silverlake and Highland Park, Los Angeles.