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
"A beguiling bluesman" - Scott Alarik, The Boston Globe
"Non-commercial folk music." - The Boston Herald
"'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
