Bryan Daisley Music

Here are 10 behind-the-music trivia about my recently released song Lovers and Fools. 

1. The electric guitars are from the original demo...I just didn't feel like re-recording them to make them perfect, which is why they're a tad out of sync…

I would like to thank the, uh, seven people who have streamed Lovers and Fools on Spotify since launch! ... And the one person (out of 150) who clicked the email link. Ha. It's ok--I've watched this growing trend for…

Still thoroughly enjoying the break from gigging. I miss making music with friends, for the people who cared, but there was also the other 95% of the job. Here are the things that I miss the least, just 'cause I'm…

Got a couple kids starting a new year of school tomorrow (anyone else?). Here's a little poem I wrote for them last year on this exciting night, which I now dare say is a family tradition:

Twas the night before…

Last show of the BDB tonight for quite some time! Engel's in Edmonds WA, 9 p.m. to midnight. In August of 2021 we played our first gig in the Seattle area (pictured), and 22 shows later I feel great about…

I realize that 50 followers on Spotify is laughably small by today's standards, but I'm still proud to have hit the number. Thanks for that, friends. It seems like at least as many of you are on Apple Music as…

Dear Maybell began when I actually did sing to cattle out on a family farm, but as with all my other songs it ended up pulling from a lot of places to become a story that felt worth telling. I…

Here's my December album pick for you, and a personal story behind it:  Revival by The Fairfield Four. 

It is no surprise to my family to come home to a house that sounds like a gospel revival, with bands like…

UPDATE 2/24/24: Check out a web-only release of a new version of this called When the Cowboy Rides Away (Ride On Edition) in honor of the passing of the person who the original album was dedicated to.

At this point…

The inspiration for Barn Dance came from looking at broken down old barns on a drive around the peninsula. On their path to return to the earth, I imagined their stories: the pride when they were built, the hard work…

One of my favorite Tony Rice songs is his rendition of the the song A Good Woman's Love, by Cy Coben. It's also a song I used to enjoy playing at bluegrass jams with friends, all of which have now…