2010 WUMB Music Fest Performer (aka Boston Folk Festival) 2009 BACHA Showcase Artist Following 10 years in radio as host and producer at WERS and WGBH FM, Brendan Hogan has released his first full-length studio album, 'Long Night Coming'. Hogan started his career in music at Emerson College in 1999 working for the school’s acclaimed student-run station, WERS, 88.9. Upon leaving WERS in 2002, Brendan was hired by Boston NPR-affiliate, WGBH, 89.7, to take over a popular long-running music progr...
2010 WUMB Music Fest Performer (aka Boston Folk Festival) 2009 BACHA Showcase Artist Following 10 years in radio as host and producer at WERS and WGBH FM, Brendan Hogan has released his first full-length studio album, 'Long Night Coming'. Hogan started his career in music at Emerson College in 1999 working for the school’s acclaimed student-run station, WERS, 88.9. Upon leaving WERS in 2002, Brendan was hired by Boston NPR-affiliate, WGBH, 89.7, to take over a popular long-running music program there. Released in late 2009, Hogan has written and recorded his debut CD, 'Long Night Coming', featuring original roots, modern folk, and blues-based songs, as well as two familiar standards in the folk and country genres. Hogan’s work in songwriting and performing has seen him share stages with Geoff Muldaur, Ray Bonneville, Eilen Jewell, Les Sampou, Kris Delmhorst, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Spider John Koerner, Brooks Williams, and others, and he has recently showcased for the Boston Area Coffeehouse Association and the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance conference. The Boston Phoenix newspaper has called Hogan “a distinctive new musical voice”. What People Are Saying About Brendan: "A distinctive new musical voice." - The Boston Phoenix "'Long Night Coming' impressively forms a consistent literary landscape." - The Killing Floor Blog "Hogan's music is a transporting experience." - Deli Magazine New England "'Long Night Coming' is a raw, honest work featuring a wonderfully world-weary voice." - The Hippo News And Culture Weekly ---------------------------- Brendan has shared the stage with the following artists and many more: Kris Delmhorst Slaid Cleaves Geoff Muldaur Ray Bonneville Brooks Williams Eilen Jewell Les Sampou Lloyd Thayer Paul Rishell & Annie Raines Spider John Koerner Geoff Bartley James Montgomery Brendan has performed at these venues and many more: Music Clubs & Theaters - Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant and Music Club - Somerville, MA Lizard Lounge - Cambridge, MA Club Passim - Cambridge, MA Caffe Lena - Saratoga Springs, NY Bull Run Restaurant - Shirley, MA Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry, NH Amazing Things Arts Center - Framingham, MA Center for the Arts in Natick - Natick, MA Festivals - WUMB Music Fest (aka Boston Folk Festival) 2010 Joe's Jazz & Blues Festival 2010 Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival 2010 Cambridge River Fest 2009 Nashua Folk Festival 2008 Coffeehouses - Me & Thee Coffeehouse - Marblehead, MA Oasis Coffeehouse - Waltham, MA Second Friday Coffeehouse - Belmont, MA Simple Gifts Coffeehouse - Nashua, NH Some of the radio stations playing Brendan: WUMB, 91.9 FM - Boston, MA WERS, 88.9 FM - Boston, MA WGBH, 89.7 FM - Boston, MA WMBR, 88.1 FM - Boston, MA WICN, 90.5 FM - Worcester, MA WCUW, 91.3 FM - Worcester, MA "The Cheap Seats" WCIB, 101.9 FM - Hyannis, MA WOMR, 92.1 FM - Provincetown, MA WMVY, 92.7 FM - Martha's Vineyard, MA "US Folk" WMPG, 90.9 and 104.1 FM - Portland, ME "Art in Action" WSMN, 1590 AM - Nashua, NH "Stay Tuned" WSCA, 106.1 FM - Portsmouth, NH "Folk River" WXIN, 90.7 FM - Providence, RI "Simpatico" WSPN, 91.1 FM - Saratoga Springs, NY KZSC, 88.1FM - Santa Cruz, CA WholeWheatRadio.org - Talkeetna, AK BOOKING/CONTACT: brendan@brendanhogan.net
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