gabriel o’brien

Having played world percussion in other area bands for years, Gabriel started teaching himself guitar so he could write songs of his own. His background in improvisational jazz fusion and jamband still leads to lots of on stage fun, as well as constant experimentation with chord voicings and capoing techniques, but it was his love of story-songs that led him to write in the first place.



Over the next few years he devoted him himself to crafting songs of substance, drawing on experiences ranging from growing between North Carolina and Ohio with one parent in each state, to relationships past and present, and the larger life questions we all wrestle with each day.



Songs From 3am was a mix of those stories, some of them his own, some absorbed from friends, some made up - all woven together into a collection of story-songs written in the hours before the morning comes.



Gabriel's second album, Dirt & Bone, is a look into the moving parts that connect us all and make us human. Featuring live stables like "Life is Beautiful" and "Carolina", Gabriel's love letter to his home state, this album has its acoustic roots firmly planted in the storyteller tradition, while still allowing for musical exploration inspired by Gabriel's jamband years. Look for it soon.