Hi everyone! I am excited (and only tremendously nervous) about this weekend. I have two new venues to perform at. First up, at 6pm this evening, I’ll be at Black Dog Wine Company in Oakdale, Pa. out on the Stuebenville Pike. This one seems like a big sprawling venue with a lot of award winning wines to choose from. The music will be performed outside and they ask you to bring your own picnic blankets or chairs. They will have a food truck on the premises or you are welcome to bring your own food. Check with their website… as with most things these days certain rules have been implemented. It’s a long way out so again, for new friends, I’m hoping to make a decent impression so they’ll have me back out.

Secondly, in the total opposite direction… Bear Creek Wines in (Highland) Kane, Pa is a very nice little place nestled in The Allegheny Forest. This also is going to be an outside performance so you may want to call and check with them about any specifics. I’m looking forward to performing here as well and hope to make some new friends that’ll come out to see me again.

Both places are subject so weather cancellations so if it looks a little ify, please check with the venues on their expectations. Till then, hope I can shake these nerves… hope to see you there.

Take care. Stay safe and healthy

Bryan

Howdy everyone! Hey, just wanted to let y’all know that despite cancellations here and there thanks to “you-know-what”. People still seem to enjoy helping me out with new venues. This one’s in Youngstown (Boardman) Ohio. I’d like to give Donny Ferren a great big thank you for hooking me up. Donny, (if that’s the same person I think it is) first sawme at Nova Cellars in Pulaski, Pa. Then I saw him again just last weekend at The Petter Allen Inn in Kinsman, Ohio and he told me he referred me to a place in Boardman and sure enough, he must have said some nice things because they gave me a call and booked me for tonight.Which is a great thing because the gig I originally had slated had to cancel out. I can’t express thanks enough to people like Donny and Mike & Margaret, Roy & Patty, Barry & Carla, Mark, Justin, Ron & Peg and many others that take cards and put in a good word for me. You can’t believe how reserved people are about trying new entertainers. It is so hard to get someone to give you a chance and half the time, they don’t even bother to respond at all. But anyway, THANKS to all of you. And speaking of Ron & Peg… Hey guys, drop me a email or something, I haven’t spoken to y’all since this coronavirus started and would like to know that you Pittsburgh area guys are doing OK. (escinsuara@gmail.com)

PS – I know Youngstown is a little out of the way for y’all from my neck of the woods, but I’ll be at Deer Creek in Shippenville tomorrow night. Hope to see you there.—–Stay safe and healthy!!! Bryan

Making the trip out to Boxcar Brew Works @ Doolittle Station tonight. That’s exit 97 off of I-80 onto 219 in DuBois, then about a mile down on the left. This is my second gig there and if I made any fans the first time out, hope to see y’all again. A really nice place with a lot to do… there’seven a putt-putt course right smack in the middle! If you have never been out there…. well, come on out and say howdy.

Stay safe and healthy everyone.

Well, I’m pretty sure that I have three upcoming dates starting the first weekend in June. Man, it’s gonna feel great to be back out again!!!

Starting on Friday, June 5th I will be at Clarion River Brewing Company. This will be the first time I play here but hopefully not the last. This venue was originally slated for March but because of the outbreak, they were forced to cancel. I was bummed because I didn’t think I would get another chance. But now that things are green, they’ve agreed to let me come in on and play. Unfortunately, due to certain restrictions still in place, they’ve had to limit seating which means that you’ll have to call in and reserve a table ahead of time. Also they’ve had to cut back the music to 2 hours from 7-9pm. But I am excited… and nervous. As usual…

Next, I’m picking back up with the old schedule where I’m slated to play Deer Creek Winery in Shippenville on Sunday afternoon, June 7th from 1:30 to 4:30. I’m not too sure what the particulars are but I know they are under certain restrictions as well. But as always, I love playing here, and it will be outsideas long as the weather permits. I’m hoping if it does rain, I will still be able to play inside the Gathering Room but I’m am not sure. If I don’t see you at Clarion River Brewing, I sure hope to see some familiar faces here to help shake off the rust.

Thirdly, on Tuesday evening, June, 9th I’ll be out on the deck at The Allegheny Grille in Foxburg… again, weather permitting. Always great to play outside here in the sunshine… overlooking the river… always great people and great food! Come on out if you can. Tuesdays are boring anyway, Why stay at home watching TV?

Well, there’s other dates on my schedule for the rest of the month, but nothing confirmed. Not everyone is able to open as fast as others but I’ll try to keep you posted as the confirmations come in.

Wherever, whenever… I am looking forward to seeing everyone once again.

In the meantime, stay safe and healthy!!

Well, I am anyway.

Hello everyone, I hope you have all stayed safe and healthy through the Pandemic thus far. I guess places are starting to open up now so I’m in the process of confirming dates and trying to book new ones for the remainder of 2020. Not all places all opening back up right away and some have even chosen to stay closed for the remainder of the year. I am am eager to get back to work. I cannot express how much I miss performing and seeing all the friends I’ve made over the years. I’ll try to keep things updated as I get confirmations.

Hope to see everyone soon. Stay safe and healthy!!!

Tonight begins a 3-gig weekend starting off in New Wilmington at Hop Asylum Brewing. At this moment the gig starts at 8 pm but unfortunately the good people down at the brewery have been having issues with the good townsfolk about musicians playing too loud. That’s an unfortunate issue and I hope it doesn’t cause any more problem for them. As a soloist, it is not hard for me to play within a comfortable level for all but each time you add another musician to the entertainment, it gets harder and harder to maintain that level. Anyway, they may have me start at 7pm but regardless of what time I start, if you come down at 8, I’ll be there!! Hope to see you.

Tomorrow afternoon I’m back at my “home stage” so-to-speak at Deer Creek Winery in Shippenville. Always a great time there and I always see lots of good people familiar faces. Hope to see every one of them tomorrow… from 1:30 to 4:30.

After I finish up at Deer Creek, I pack up and head to Mercer for a gig at Margarita King Grill & Cantina. I always have lots of fun there. I usually pick it up a little there and play a little more uptempo but as always, I do take request for no matter what the tempo is. Hope to see y’all out there even if it’s friendly people that I’ve never seen before. Hmmm. Come on out and enjoy your favorite beverage and some delicious Mexican food!!!

Above everything else… Everyone stay safe and healthy out there.

Hello everyone! Tonight I’ll be over in Pulaski, PA. At Nova Cellars. Fighting a little bit of a cold coming on I think. My throat is feeling a little sore at the moment slbut I hope it loosens up a little by tonight. I may take it a little easy on the vocals butI’ll do my best. Still, I hope to see everyone happy and smiling and I’ll do my best to keep you that way. Well, we’ll see you later on tonight. I’ll be there from 7-9pm.

A great big thank you to Rich down at B&L Wine Cellars in Johnstown, Pa. for having me out last night. A great little place and great wine highly recommended by myself and Laurie. Met some really nice people there who kept me busy with requests for songs that I have not had the pleasure to play in a long time and some ones that I just plain love to play. And I’m telling you, I think I left there with a slightly swollen head from all the nice things that were said. I appreciate that! And surprisingly, I saw some folks who had seen me play before and still remembered my name after 2 years!!! Thank you!! That means a lot to me. I got some songs to learn for next time, in which Rich was gracious enough to set me up with at their Bon Air location in Johnstown on April 3, 2020. I’m looking forward to seeing y’all again. Overall, my experience there was a big 5 star great time!!!!! PS – Laurie and I really do love that B&L Bear… (Bryan & Laurie… get it?) Let me know if you’d like to negotiate. Seriously. Everyone stay safe and happy. See you again soon.

Excited to be heading down to Johnstown, PA. this evening to play B&L Wine Cellars! Haven’t seen the venue yet but got the gig via telephone! One of the few people that actually took the time answer my email, sit down and check my website out. Thank you for that, even if you would have passed me by. I wish more were like the people at this venue by responding. This is my living and even a “No, not interested” is welcome and keeps me from becoming a nuisance. Anyway… here’s there website (http://www.bandlwinecellars.com/). Check them out and come on down from 7-10 tonight. I’d love to see some smiling faces both new and familiar! Bring some requests!

Come on down to Boxcar Brew Works @ Doolittle Station in DuBois, Pa. I’m looking forward to playing there tonight! It’s a first time for me and hopefully will lead to many more. The place looks great and the whole set up at Doolittle Station looks really cool so check it out, they’ve got just about everything. Hope to see you there!