ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

 

Brian has spent his life in central Oregon.  He was raised in a family of musicians, and Grandpa started teaching him fiddle at the age of nine.  Fiddle competitions, Old Time Fiddle Club, and gigs with the family consumed most of his time outside of school.

The skills Brian learned as a youngster have been honed and added to as he combines them with a rich, strong baritone voice that pleases audiences around the Pacific Northwest.  As an adult, Brian began playing in local bands.  He has had the pleasure of playing from southern Washington to Las Vegas, Nevada.  At times he has played with his own band at county fairs, clubs, and community events.

Opportunities to sit in with other accomplished northwest artists have presented themselves like playing with Les Richardson at the Oregon Jamboree and The Indie Country Music Competition/Showcase in Las Vegas.  Then here in his own backyard at the Deschutes County Fair he joined forces with Lonesome Road.

These experiences gave him the confidence to enter the True Value Country Showdown.  He won the preliminary competition in Eugene, went on to the local in Coburg, and won to go onto the state competition in Hermiston.  Brian considers himself very fortunate to be playing in front of three guys who call themselves, "The Brian Hanson Band."  Joe Romero drives the beat on the drums, Kevin Stamback offers his many years of knowledge on the bass and rhythm guitars, and David Romero tap dances up and down the neck of his guitar to add lead and rhythm to the music.

These four gentlemen are committed to providing a quality show by using a straightforward, honest approach, and good music.  They all agree with Brian when he says, "I love music, so I gotta play."



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SPECIAL PERFORMANCES

Opened for TRICK PONY at Deschutes County Expo Center
Pendleton Roundup, Mainstreet Cowboys Show
Oregon Jamboree Volunteer Appreciation Party
Bull & Boogie - New Year's Eve at the Deschutes County Expo Center
Collage of Culture, Madras, OR

REPEAT PERFORMANCE STOPS

Indian Head Casino, Warm Springs, OR
Collage of Culture, Madras, OR
Champions Sports Bar, Prineville, OR
Pheasant Lounge, Hermiston, OR
Timber's -North, South, and East, Bend and Redmond, OR
Fireman's Ball Fossil, OR
Elkhorn Steakhouse, LaGrande, OR
Wrangler's Ranch House, Salem, OR

OTHER PERFORMANCES TO NOTE

Wheeler County Fair and Rodeo, Fossil, OR-Gilliam County Fair, Condon, OR
Sherman County Fair and Rodeo, Moro, OR-Morrow County Fair and Pro Rodeo, Heppner, OR-Wakiakum County Fair, Grays River, WA
Painted Hills Festival, Mitchell, OR
Bald Eagle Festival, Kathlamet, WA - Prineville Summer Festival, Prineville, OR
Boys & Girls Club Benefit, Deschutes Co. Fairgrounds, Redmond, OR - Music in the Park Concert Series, Fossil, OR
Spray Rodeo Dance, Spray, OR - Condon's Fabulous Fourth Celebration, Condon, OR
Scots-American Dance, Long Creek, OR - Elks Club, Condon, OR
Eagles Club, Bend, OR - Shamrock Club, Fossil, OR - True Value Country Showdown Back-up band, Prineville, OR
True Country Showdown Contestant, Eugene, OR
State Competition True Value Country Showdown, Hermiston, OR

GUEST APPEARANCES

Les Richardson and R and R Country at:
      The Huckleberry Festival, Bingin, WA
      Yamhill County Fair, McMinnville, OR
      Oregon Jamboree, Sweet Home, OR
      Indy Music Competition/Showcase, Las Vegas, NV
      Les Richardson's CD Release Party, The Dalles, OR
Lonesome Road at:
      Deschutes County Fair, Redmond, OR
No Dice at:
      Steakout West (now Club 97), Bend OR

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