“A multi-instrumentalist and singer of vast talent"
- The Globe and Mail

“Michael Jerome Browne gives me that kind of tingle like
when I first heard Lead Belly and Big Bill Broonzy”
- Long John Baldry

Michael Jerome Browne recently won the award for SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR (2008) at the CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS.

FALL 2008- Michael Jerome Browne releases "THIS BEAUTIFUL MESS" on the Borealis label. One of today's most accomplished interpreters of traditional roots music presents ELEVEN ORIGINAL COUNTRY SOUL CREATIONS. Think George Jones meets Bobby Blue Bland. Uptown, Down Home, Blues, Country, Soul. Hammond B3 organ, pedal steel guitar, funky bass & drums. CHECK HIM OUT on his Canadian festival tour, with his band and solo.

Born in South Bend, Indiana in 1960, Michael is the son of English professors whose love of music and poetry inspired them to take their nine year old son to the great jazz, blues and folk clubs in their adopted home of Montreal. Now MJB tours all over the world. See him on stage at major festivals, concert halls, community centres and house concerts in: Canada, U.S.A., U.K., Europe, Australia.

Michael Jerome Browne has three previous releases, all of them JUNO nominated.

“Double” (2007) includes an exciting live electric set, plus a reissue of the Juno-nominated “Michael Jerome Browne” (1998), an accomplished debut album highlighting MJB’s musical influences, from Big Bill Broonzy to David Byrne. MJB lays down amazing guitar, banjo, fiddle, harmonica, and vocals, all live off the floor.
“Michael Jerome Browne and The Twin Rivers String Band” (2004) unleashes Michael’s passion for old-time string band, Cajun and classic country music. A stunning assortment of fiddles, banjos, lap-steel guitars, mandolins, Cajun triangles and yodels.
“Drive On” (2001). A life-long love affair with blues and early jazz results in a seamless blend of original, public domain, and new interpretations.

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Previous Awards, Nominations and Achievements:

2009 - nomination for "Acoustic Act of the Year" at the Maple Blues Awards
2008 - recipient of "Solo Artist of the Year" at the Canadian Folk Music Awards
2007 - nomination for "Acoustic Act of the Year" at the Maple Blues Awards
2005 - "Michael Jerome Browne & the Twin Rivers String Band" nominated for a JUNO award in the category "Best Roots & Traditional Album- Solo"
2004 - recipient of "Folqui" Award from Folquébec
2004 - nominations for 2 Maple Blues Awards
2002 - nominations for 7 Maple Blues Awards!
2001- recipient of "Acoustic Act of the Year" at the Maple Blues Awards
2001 - "Drive On" nominated for a JUNO award in the "Best Blues Album" category
1999 - "Michael Jerome Browne" (first album) nominated for a JUNO award in the "Best Blues Album" category
1998 - recipient of "Best Acoustic Artist" award from Real Blues Magazine

Michael Jerome Browne has had a total of 17 Maple Blues nominations since 1999, in the following categories: Acoustic Act, Male Vocalist, Guitarist, Songwriter, Producer, Recording, and Entertainer of the Year!