“The Great Unknowing” from Hugh Christopher Brown’s new release Pacem was inspired by his work making music in prisons. The track features Lloyd Ingraham on vocals, one of the first participants in the Pros and Cons program. Brown says, “Coming to terms with ourselves is a great challenge — particularly the ways you have harmed others or suffered yourself. Music is one of …
Sweet chops, Hugh Christopher Brown!
“The song ‘Love, The World’ is about a number of things to me, and the meaning keeps shifting since writing it. What is constant is compassion. It is a bit of a mystery, but it feels like compassion is loaded with light and dark, which is why it feels risky; especially since there is no other way through… I have …
“Next to Me” from The Stephen Stanley Band’s new record ‘Jimmy & The Moon’ produced by Hugh Christopher Brown. Featuring Hadley McCall Thackston.
Hugh Christopher Brown plays a song from his new album “Pacem”
Halls Of Folsom – Hugh Christopher Brown with Sarah McDermott and David Gogo at the Duncan Showroom
Rocky Roberts live on the Wolfe Island Records porch.
David Corley live on the Wolfe Island Records porch.
Hadley McCall Thackston live on the Wolfe Island Records porch.
The Blue Room Sessions. Year 6, Session 18 Verkadefabriek. ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. 2017-05-16 Camera and editing by Wim Voets, LookDeeper.eu
The Blue Room Sessions. Year 6, Session 18 Verkadefabriek. ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. 2017-05-16 Camera and editing by Wim Voets, LookDeeper.eu
Stephen Stanley Band performs “By Her Side” at the Nathaniel Hughson Gallery in Hamilton, 19 November 2016.
Hugh Christopher Brown’s track Superior from his album Burden of Belief, featuring Sarah Harmer
David Corley “Available Light” @ Zwijnshoofd Bergen op Zoom 17-5-2016
Track 5 from Hearts and Lonely Hunters, 2016
Suzanne Jarvie “All My Tears” @ Meneer Frits Eindhoven 25-1-2016
Track 2 from “Hearts and Lonely Hunters”. Written by Marco Bozenich from the amazing band Meatdraw from Victoria, B.C. www.meatdraw.com
Track 3 from “Hearts and Lonely Hunters” Written by Luther Wright
Recorded at Graffiti’s in Kensington Market, Toronto)
In his talk, Hugh Christopher Brown explains how the instigation of a music program with inmates taught him the importance of mentorship in prison; and how its effects on convicts deepened his understanding of what music is. Hugh Christopher Brown divides his life between Wolfe Island and New York City. He was born and raised in Toronto where he grew …
