J.A. Bryden

One guitar, one voice, a small mixer and a single speaker. J.A. Bryden keeps the set-up that simple, and it's at home in a pub or a cafe where people want easy, laid-back songs while they talk. The covers wander widely: Ed Sheeran, Yellowcard, The Beatles, Take On Me by a-ha and Unwell by Matchbox Twenty, along with deeper picks like International You Day by No Use for a Name and The Wolves and the Ravens by Rogue Valley. Before going solo and acoustic, J.A. wrote and sang for the Sydney punk and ska band Handball Deathmatch. For a larger venue, a PA to suit the room is needed. Based at Bowen Mountain, NSW, with travel up to 50 km.