Brian Hall

From Retroweb.com: Brian Hall, a singer/songwriter from Central Virginia, plays music from the heart, closer to folk than rock but somewhere in-between. He has been influenced by almost everything and inspired by Greg Brown, Guided By Voices, Brian Wilson, Stephen Merritt, Ralph Stanley and Aimee Mann to name a few. You'll find Brian writing songs over coffee, and singing what he hopes are unforgettable melodies quickly into his boombox so that he doesn't forget them. He describes himself as a fan and student of music and adds "oh and please don't call during the andy griffith show."

Brian Hall, a singer/songwriter from Central Virginia, plays music from the heart, closer to folk than rock but somewhere in-between. He has been influenced by almost everything and inspired by Greg Brown, Guided By Voices, Brian Wilson, Stephen Merritt, Ralph Stanley and Aimee Mann to name a few.

You'll find Brian writing songs over coffee, and singing what he hopes are unforgettable melodies quickly into his boombox so that he doesn't forget them. He describes himself as a fan and student of music and adds "oh and please don't call during the andy griffith show."

Brian also became interested in photography while making his debut album, "Forgotten Sundays." He knew the album would need a cover, so, borrowing his grandmother's camera (that she only used around Christmas), Brian went out and took a few rolls of film. From then on, he begun to see album covers everywhere and his appreciation for photographs and visual arts in general continued to increase.

Brian was a member of Gypsy Moon, Waxing Moon Hats, Shytown and currently is a member of the trio Carter's Ghost. Brian has also recorded and performed under the surveillance of Snake Forcefield.

Born in Lynchburg, Brian grew up just South of the city in the rural area of Gladys in Campbell County. Collecting from his grandfather's roots in bluegrass and his father's interest in country and rock and roll, it was hard to escape the influence of music all around. Brian toured extensively in 1995, playing to almost 300 gigs. Highlights of that year's tour included opening for The Brother Boys at Big Island's Sedalia Center, Gypsy Moon opening for Tony Rice at the Ellington in Lynchburg and Waxing Moon Hats playing the Earth Day celebration on the Mall in Washington, DC. Over the past several years, Brian has played several hundred shows in the region, and currently, in addition to frequent live appearances with Carter's Ghost, Brian is spending time on yet another collection of songs to be issued on Outside Records, a label he founded in early '95. In June of 2000, Carter's Ghost opened for Robin & Linda Williams at Poplar Forest.

Brian's goal is to keep playing the music in which he believes, and to continue delivering it to the people who would like to hear it. Look for Brian and his songs about small towns, the art of waitresses pouring coffee and assorted lonesomeness, wherever music is allowed, from back porches to dimlit stages across the land.