This is an instrumental track I wrote in March 2013;  I called it Papa's Waltz because its got a nice groove to it.  

Papa's Waltz

I did my best to copy Dylan's acoustic version of this song off his rare featured album Good as I been to You; I liked his addition of the harmonica into segments of the song; I believe this song was originally written by the Mississippi Sheiks 

Sitting On Top Of The World

This song I wrote recently in July 2014; I actually wrote this song extemporaneously at a live performance;  it was kind of a mistake;  its funny how things work out

How Long

This song I wrote recently in dedication to my son Aaron; it is filled with nostalgic ideas that I share with him;  

Hello Sunshine

This is the first song I wrote back in April 2001;  Bob Dylan's gospel albums, Saved, Slow Train Coming, and Shot of Love had a lot of influence on the lyrics and vocals

Romans

this is my reading of Jack Kerouac's poem "228 chorus" from Mexico City Blues

228 Chorus

This is an original poem titled "that old guitar"

That Old Guitar

This is a Dave Van Ronk cover song "he was a friend of mine"

He Was A Friend Of Mine Mixdown

This is my cover of Dave Van Ronk's song.

Green Green Rocky Road

This is my cover of Lightnin' Hopkins "Baby Please Don't Go"

Baby Please Don't Go

Asylum2

This is a short poem I wrote playing around with vowel sounds and rhythm.

Chained

This is my reading of Frank Stanford's Poem "Living" from the Light the Dead See

Living Stanford Poem

Bad as I wanna be

With God on Our Side

Static in My Mind was influenced by Tom Waits Rain Dogs album and Dylan's Time Out of Mind album.

Ok I'm Serious Now

Static in My Mind

This song was inspired by Orwellian prophecies of today's double-speak in News media.  One man's words are another's man's blind treasures.

Foxy Friend

This is a vignette from the memoir I am currently writing called Faith of the Absurd - My Life in Tales

Faith of the Absurd - My Life in Tales

"Tread Lightly with Golightly"

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An Ode to Shakespeare

The Swords Prayer

Pan's Haiku

Mad as American Pie

Me and Mr. Joe

Poet.  Musician.  Experimentalist.  Reader between Lines.

Fellow ruck sack wanderer of the snowy west; Reno to be exact. Lyrics possess a hidden charm for Briant and he often recites stories, humor, irony into his own performances. Influenced largely by Delta Mississippi Blues, West Texas Blues, and poetic songwriting of Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits are his usual suspects. Like the artist Tom Waits suggests musicians secrete what they are constantly absorbed by. Briant's greatest achievements in music is performing for an acoustic series at the Sierra Arts Foundation - Reno Artown Summer 2015. He has collaborated with other artists and is currently turning his poetry into recorded spoken word acts. You can find his work posted to youtube and soundcloud.

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