If you weren't able to attend the latest performance by Brightwell & Moran and would like to take a look, Cafe Artichoke streamed this show and it is available on their YouTube page. The show starts off with a cover of Henley & Hornsby's song “End of the Innocence.” This is the very first song and Woody forgot to put his capo on his guitar, the good news is that we caught it on the first chord. Click here for this performance.

You can fast forward to about the 11:30 mark to start the show. There is also about a 10 minute break between the 1st and 2nd sets.

Here is the set list for this show.

1. End of the Innocence (cover)
2. Slide Under (new B.A.M. song)
3. Birds and Stones (Brightwell)
4. The Great Escape (Brightwell)
5. I Still Choose You (Brightwell)
6. Molly's Valentines Day (Moran)
7. Cowboy in Babylon (Moran)
8. Havana Afternoon (Moran)
9. Lovely Day
10. Top of the World
11. 100 Pairs of Wings
12. Land of Plenty
13. River Flow
14. Just a Little Different (new B.A.M. song)
15. You Can Love a Memory (new B.A.M. song)
16. Girl in Hollywood
17. ENCORE Tainted Love (cover)

Brightwell & Moran appear on the KOIN AM Extra show to talk about their award-winning song, Bare Boards; Recording the song at Abbey Road Studios in London as the prize from Talent Is Timless; Promoting their new EP, "Land of Plenty"; as well as their upcoming show at Cafe Artichoke on September 23rd. You can watch the interview by clicking here.

Brightwell & Moran were able to dip our big toes into the world of jingles thanks to a call from Corky Coreson. Corky has been around the Portland radio and jingle scene for many years, writing and producing scores of jingles. He told us that he had been thinking of who to get to do his new jingle for Grover Electric & Plumbing, who have retail stores all over the Pacific Northwest. Then he thought, who do I know that are already used to singing and harmonizing together. Thank goodness he was already our fan. You can hear the music bed that Corky wrote along with Brightwell & Moran's jingle debut at the end of the track by clicking here.

Brightwell & Moran will join host Emily Burris on the KOIN AM show on Friday, September 15th. The show airs on CBS affiliate, channel 6 at approximately 8:30am, and boy do we have a lot to talk about. The Global Songwriting Award from Talent is Timeless, recording at Abbey Road Studios, our new EP, “Land of Plenty”, and our upcoming performance at Cafe Artichoke Listening Room on September 23rd. Huge thanks to Shelly Garrett at Artichoke for setting it up.

Brightwell & Moran announce the release of their 3^rd EP entitled “Land of Plenty”. Their latest EP was written mostly over Zoom at the height of the pandemic. This collection of songs reflects both the difficult times and hopeful moments of that historic period. 

It was initially released as singles in late 2022, with the full EP plus bonus track out in the spring of 2023.  Produced by Dean Baskerville (Sheryl Crow, Pink Martini, Everclear), the sound is a sonic departure from prior releases. Jangly acoustic guitars and solid vocal harmonies are still present, but now electric guitars and strings flesh out the arrangements, with plenty of “ear candy” for those listening on headphones.  

“River Flow” is a country rock anthem about letting go of life's expectations to be exactly where you are.  “100 Pair of Wings” is a folk ballad that looks to birds as teachers and guides through our grief.   “Girl in Hollywood” sees our dreams on the big screen and encourages us to go after them.  “Land of Plenty” traces the difficult and momentous events of 2020. “Lovely Day” imagines the contours of a perfect day, when the pandemic was finally over and we could see each other’s faces again.

Brightwell & Moran’s unique blend of rock, country, folk and Americana can be heard throughout the EP, and sometimes all within a single song. Kelly Brightwell and Woody Moran form a duo that crafts their own distinctive place in the industry, and they take yet another leap forward with their new offering!