Gaines & Wagoner, Colin O'Brien

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Scott Simontacchi

Colin O'Brien and guitar in the woods.

Colin O'Brien

Nashville-based artist Colin O’Brien is a guitarist and songwriter influenced by the singular roots music worldviews of Leo Kottke and John Hartford, and brings his own style to the party. O’Brien is on a brief Midwestern swing ahead of the release of a new album, Thirteen, featuring solo guitar compositions. He will trade sets and share the stage with Madison music masters Chris Gaines and Mary Wagoner, which should make for a delightful night of music.

media release: “O’Brien bottles the lightning that was John Hartford’s engagingly off-center songwriting.” — The Nashville Scene

“His rustic vocals convey more years than he has lived.” — Billboard Magazine

“Gaines & Wagoner” (Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines) have been Madison favorites for over three decades as co-founders of some of Wisconsin’s premiere ensembles: Harmonious Wail, The Common Faces, The Moon Gypsies, The Bob Westfall Band, Graminy and The Stellanovas.  Both award-winning multi-instrumentalists and singers, their music ranges widely from old-time swing, jazz and blues to rootsy gospel and Americana.  

“Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines are masters of their craft…For more than three decades, they’ve been the rug that holds the room together for an impressive canon of local, national and international artists. Recording credits include everything from Madison’s own Harmonious Wail to singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer to Smashing Pumpkins’ 1991 genre-defining album “Gish”.  —Kiel Majewski, Isthmus