Ginger Brown by Ginger Brown

We began as friends at Richmond School in North Yorkshire in the early 90’s and have been playing together ever since. So why has this debut album taken 30 years? Well, as a great man once said, ‘life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.’ Despite carving an enjoyable niche as a popular covers band, there was always an underlying desire to showcase our own music, and over the past five years or so, we have managed to convert that desire into this album.

Our sound is hard to pin down. That’s probably no great surprise, with three singer-songwriters raised in the 90s, listening to the music of the late 60s and 70s and writing about their experiences, hopes and fears. This album is a melting pot of all those things with the core elements of GB present throughout - Ali (Sinj) Smyth’s virtuoso guitar, Rob Lowson’s folk-rock lead vocals, James (Boggle) Pettican’s gift for melody, Jim Brightman’s driving bass, and Andy Lamming’s mercurial drums.

And then there are the harmonies. When our distinctive vocal blend comes together, our voices are greater than the sum of their parts, carrying echoes of those who have inspired us since day one, such as the Beatles, CSN, the Eagles and the Band.

The result is the self-titled ‘Ginger Brown’. The songs reflect the long lifespan and experiences, both personal and shared, of us as people and of the band itself. There is the vivid imagery of ‘Harmony’ and ‘Rolling River’, the reflective Americana of ‘Silver and Gold’ and ‘One More Night’, the heavier ‘Drowning Inside’ and ‘Bone Hill’, pop-rock with ‘Refugee’ and ‘These Streets’, and a message of love with ‘Hold On.’


The songs on this album represent many years’ worth of storytelling and emotion. We hope this shines through. We’re incredibly proud of the album, and we hope you enjoy it too.

Love, Ginger Brown x

Ginger Brown are a five-piece from North Yorkshire combining rich three-part harmonies with a rock, folk and acoustic sound. Big vocals, heavy drums and unconventional guitar solos are their hook.