Brian Roberts

Genre: Acoustic
Secondary Genre: Adult Contemporary Key West, Florida USA Contact

On the heels of his last cd, in 2005 Brian released a collection of favorite Christmas songs, featuring his popular original "Santa's Headed for the Keys". Now writing Trop Rock songs, Brian is a truly versatile performer. Catch his solo acoustic show throughout the Florida Keys.

Artist Information

Biography

Brian liked guitar as a young boy, and his parents bought him a red electric six string at the local flea market. It now hangs on his living room wall. He took guitar lessons but gravitated towards his teacher’s bass. So, he took bass lessons too. In high school, he played the electric bass in the marching band - that's right, marching band. Two girls pushed his amp as he marched through Manahawkin, N.J. in parades and halftime shows.

It worked out alright, his senior year he won the Louis Armstrong Jazz award. He played around the Jersey Shore, went to cooking school, then moved to the Florida Keys. He joined the band CapRock, which morphed into the Prime Movers. Either with his band, or as a solo artist, Brian is among the top choices in Key West for weddings and club dates.

After writing original songs for a few years, Brian took his acoustic guitars, his acoustic bass, and headed to the studio. His first cd, entitled At the Time is a collection of all solo acoustic songs which he considers snapshots of his life. They are inspired by his time in the Keys, highlighting a five year period which included a divorce, a second marriage, an adoption, new band members, and the challenges of being a successful solo artist. It also includes cover tributes to two of his musical idols; Paul McCartney and Greg Lake.

A little project for family and friends during the summer of 2005 turned into his second cd Christmas Music. Brian recorded twelve of his favorite Christmas tunes, this time adding his electric bass, keyboards, and even his banjo. In addition, he wrote an original song entitled Santa’s Headed for the Keys for his two daughters. It is played on most of the Keys’ radio throughout the holiday season each year.

Brian performs regularly throughout the Keys, He performs so much, in fact, that several times he has been listed on Sonicbids.com as the top booked artist (out of over 70,000 artists). One of his favorite gigs is his long running Tuesday afternoon slot at Sloppy Joe’s, which can be viewed on the Sloppy Cam at SLOPPYJOES.COM. While reading Bass Player magazine, Brian was excited to find his picture among the featured artists in Bose’s national ad for it’s L1 sound system.

Brian continues to write original songs and is looking forward to recording his next cd. With song titles like Semi-Tropical Reasons, Barefoot Balladeer, and All of This Way his songwriting embodies a unique Island-Rock genre. It is a perfect blend of his acoustic music and his laid back lifestyle

Instrumentation

Brian Roberts: guitar and bass

Discography

Christmas Music - 2005
At the time - 2004


Audio

Lyrics

Video

Feel Your Love Comin' Live

Photo Gallery

  • Brian Roberts

  • Live with Taylor 655ce

  • Lower Keys 9/11 Benefit

  • Live at Virgilio's Key West

  • Live at Looe Key

  • On the beach

  • Brian playing

  • Hanging out

  • promo shot

  • In Key West

Press

  • What's Hot - Brian Roberts at Sloppy's [+ Show ]

    by Valerie Ridenour Brian Roberts is talented and handsome, a winning combination. He is the leader...

  • Brian Roberts Brings Music to Fans of All Ages [+ Show ]

    by Dick Conklin We met Brian Roberts during our first visit to a weekly JAM session - not the usual...

  • Brian Roberts: Man on the Move [+ Show ]

    by Dick Conklin Brian Roberts is a very busy guy these days. Not only is he doing a lot of singing ...

  • Keys Disease [+ Show ]

    by John Bartus Brian Roberts – At The Time (2004). This CD is a one man tour-de-force featuring Bri...

Setlist

Brian regularly plays 3 to 4 hour solo gigs incorporating his originals into an extensive selection of 200+ covers.

ORIGINALS
All of This Way
As You are Today
At the time
Barefoot Balladeer
Being Me and You
Busy With You
Come So Far
Don't Go Away
42 More Bridges
From a Mile Away
Games
In Another World
I Can't Wait
I'd Say
Keep Laughin'
Living the Dream
Not Forgotten
Part of Me
Ray and His Midnite Ramblers
Santa's Headed for the Keys
Seagrape
Semi-Tropical Reasons
So Taken With You
Theresa Turtle
Three Cocktails Ago
To Get Me Through
Working on You
You Don't Care

SELECT COVERS
Amie
Can't Always Get What You Want
Come Monday
Drift Away
Drive
Every Morning
Faith
Fly Me to the Moon
From the Beginning
Give a Little Bit
Harvest Moon
I Only Want to Be With You
I've Got a Name
Landslide
Last Dance with Mary Jane
Night and Day
Only the Good Die Young
Slide
Tequila Sunrise
Waiting in Vain
Walking in Memphis
We Just Disagree
Wild World

Basic Requirements

Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
May 21, 2012 Monday 6:00 PM Sunset Grille Marathon, FL, US
May 22, 2012 Tuesday 12:00 PM Sloppy Joe's Key West, FL, US
May 23, 2012 Wednesday 12:00 PM Sloppy Joe's Key West, FL, US
May 24, 2012 Thursday 7:00 PM Looe Key Tiki Bar Ramrod Key, FL, US
May 26, 2012 Saturday 6:00 PM Sunset Grille Marathon, FL, US
May 28, 2012 Monday 6:00 PM Sunset Grille Marathon, FL, US
May 29, 2012 Tuesday 12:00 PM Sloppy Joe's Key West, FL, US
May 30, 2012 Wednesday 12:00 PM Sloppy Joe's Key West, FL, US
May 31, 2012 Thursday 6:00 PM Islamorada Fish Company Islamorada, FL, US