E095: Sierras, Jesse Bryant, and Brenda Best on Sept 2, 2011

Guests: The Sierras, Jesse Bryant, Brenda Best The Sierras are an up and coming country band based in Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo,Ireland. The Sierras are Anthony Waldron, Declan Lyons and John Lyons. Jesse is no stranger to the Honky Tonks that’s where he cut his teeth on pure Country Music. He was weaned on Jennings, Haggard, Cash, and Jones He has always walked on the Outlaw side of Music. Jesse grew up a coal miner’s son in Logan Co. WVa.working the mines with his dad at an early age. It was this hard working, rough shed man of a few words that used music as his refuge. Jesse started writing around the age of 15 his song writing has always been a raw reflection of his life. The songs are the anthem of the working man the story telling puts you there in the moment. Listening to formative outlaws and idols Jesse developed his own mantra on music. Many describe Jesse as The Last Real Outlaw straddling the line between Waylon Jennings and David Allen Coe with some Johnny Cash all rolled into one package. With years of musical experience under his belt to back it up. Jesse has had the chance to open up shows with some of the biggest names in the music business today and the past Marty Stewart, Sammy Kershaw, Jerry Lee Lewis, and many more. Jesse has done shows with Ken Melons, Stella Parton (Dolly’s Sister), Jimmy Fortune (The Statler Brothers) Waylon’s Band the Waymore Blues, The Late Del Reeves and many more. With songs like “Outlaw On The Run” and “Poor man Blues” he brings the calm to the storm of life as he opens up his lyrical delivery a window to a torn and tatted soul . Many nights on the road in desolated places in the U.S. is where he finds his muse.at roadhouses where the bodies of the weary gather to commemorate a lifestyle of the Outlaws You’ll find