Paint the Town Red - Sean Kershaw

Sean Kershaw, a self-proclaimed army brat, has been a musician for over twenty years. Sean’s travels have taken him to Germany, New Orleans, Oklahoma and for over ten years he’s made his home in Brooklyn, NY. Sean Kershaw is well-established and well liked among the purveyors of country and honky tonk music in the New York Tri-State area as well as the East Coast of the US. Sean Kershaw and the New Jack Ramblers have created a strong grassroots following, capitalizing on the resurgence in alternative country and bluegrass music in recent years. They perform weekly at several New York City establishments as well as numerous other shows in the tri-state area (i.e. Cha Cha’s - Coney Island, Hill Country Bar-B-Q and Banjo Jim’s). The Sean and Ramblers recently returned from a successful tour of North Carolina with culminated with an appearance at Heavy Rebel Weekender 2009 in Winston-Salem, NC. Sean Kershaw also recorded four CDs with his previous band, The Blind Pharaohs, who continued to perform until just recently.

Mr. Kershaw has been a driving force in the music field and at the forefront of the recent resurgence in popularity of Americana music, particularly in the city of New York and the borough of Brooklyn. Examples include:

1. The Country Music Awards hosting its annual awards event in New York City. Mr. Kershaw was also asked to be part of the Country Music Awards show and invited to Gracie Mansion before the awards show for a meet and greet.

2. More recently the Village Voice newspaper featured “Brooklyn Country” and not only was Sean Kershaw spoken highly of in this article he was chosen to be the face of country music in Brooklyn and his picture appeared as the cover of the edition published on May 27, 2008.

3. The various media outlets have already been supportive of Mr. Kershaw’s music. Playgirl magazine chose “Moonlight Eyes” as its Song of the Month in July (need Year) edition. Sean Kershaw and the New Jack Ramblers have been positively highlighted in newspapers and webzines such as The NY Times, Time Out New York and Lucid Culture.
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