LIAM O’BRIEN, of Liam O’Brien’s Faithless Followers, will be appearing here solo.

Liam O’Brien is a Wisconsinite dabbling in an eclectic blend of styles for various venues from street corner to concert hall. Throughout a variety of approaches, his lyrical integrity is ever-present, penning original musings on the inner-workings of the human psyche. His songs can turn from wry and sardonic to heartfelt and compassionate within a matter of verses. This penchant for dynamic lyricism is equally matched in the music as it flows from near whisper to ruckus sometimes in the course of a single song.

When not touring with steel guitar in hand, he works with Mike Noyce (of Bon Iver) as one half of an audio engineering team, performs with garbage folk collective Holy Sheboygan! and plays saxophone in experimental noise-rock group Tonbi Claw.

Liam’s latest album was created at the Wormfarm Institute, an artist residency and vegetable farm just outside Reedsburg, WI. During the month of January, “EYE” was performed and recorded entirely by Liam while farm-sitting in near isolation keeping good company with chickens, cats and a dog named Trouser.

“Whistling, ships, beautiful simple background voices, mandolin, viola…and there goes my heart, sailing off on the seas with Liam’s voice…” ~ The Folk Hive

“[Liam’s] sound is original and interesting” ~ Stephanie Elkins, Simply Folk (WPR)