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Port O’Brien is a folk group that is the project of Van Pierszalowski. Van was raised in Cambria, California - a beautiful town on the southern most tip of Big Sur that specializes in hippies, Hearst Castle tourists, and retired people that enjoy lawn bowling. Now he lives in Oakland, or as his housemate Colin has deemed it “The Motherfucking O-Zone.” His father is a commercial fisherman on Kodiak Island in Alaska and Van spends 3 and a half months of every year working on the F/V Shawnee looking for salmon. It is impossibly hard, but ultimately inspiring and rewarding. There is barely enough room for a guitar on the boat, but it does join in the travel, and a lot of the songs were written at sea.
Port O’Brien began performing regularly in the Bay Area as well as the SLO town region since early in the year of 2005. They have played with likes of AKRON/FAMILY, LITTLE WINGS, THANKSGIVING, VIKING MOSES, and many many others. There will also be tours soon to come. In the live setting, the group features guitars, banjos, violins, clarinets, bongos, lots of stomping, and mass sing a longs (at least some of those, depends on who’s around). The individuals responsible for these styling are the lovely Cambria Goodwin, Colin Schehl, Sam Shalhoub, and other various fellows. There are also usually a couple of cover songs performed (songs covered in the past include “Move Bitch,” “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” and “My Humps.”
Port O’Brien began performing regularly in the Bay Area as well as the SLO town region since early in the year of 2005. They have played with likes of AKRON/FAMILY, LITTLE WINGS, THANKSGIVING, VIKING MOSES, and many many others. There will also be tours soon to come. In the live setting, the group features guitars, banjos, violins, clarinets, bongos, lots of stomping, and mass sing a longs (at least some of those, depends on who’s around). The individuals responsible for these styling are the lovely Cambria Goodwin, Colin Schehl, Sam Shalhoub, and other various fellows. There are also usually a couple of cover songs performed (songs covered in the past include “Move Bitch,” “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” and “My Humps.”
Videos
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Port O'Brien-Fishermans Son
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Port O'Brien - My Eyes Won't Shut
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Port O'brien - The Rooftop Song
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Port O'Brien sing 'I Woke Up Today'
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Five And Dime
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Shoutbox
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Tredmond656 wrote:
I heard them the same way as frostflakes did. The song didn't leave my head after the commercial so I looked it up.
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withpassion wrote:
I will literally never get enough of them.
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inesitafire wrote:
yekaaaaaaa
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muteoff wrote:
Wow, this stuff is great!
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basegreen wrote:
superb!
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onebigholiday wrote:
thanks to myoldkentuckyblog for introducing me to this band. Very nice.
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senomar wrote:
Best new discovery I've had all week.
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oprimus wrote:
Heres our review! http://thefourohfive.com/2008/10/17/port-obrien-release-new-awesome-single-in-the-uk/
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betweenthego wrote:
Sois realmente buenos!
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frostflakes wrote:
haha just heard "I Woke Up Today" on a commercial for Dulux paints. so excited they're playing Australia soon.
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_Bloodline wrote:
Great gig in malmö as well!
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Behaa wrote:
Wacth them in Copenhagen last night!! great show
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opinel wrote:
Great gig in Berlin last night. Can anybody post your setlist? Thanks
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UncensoredRocks wrote:
I woke up today watching Van and Cambria here...http://www.uncensoredinterview.com/artists/398-Port-O-Brien
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perni87 wrote:
Very nice :)
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cassielarussa wrote:
delicious
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SPINmagazine wrote:
Port O'Brien has made two new videos and are debuting them on SPIN.com! Watch them here: http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-port-obrien-debut-2-new-videos
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reelsimple wrote:
slamma jamma
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biancaaaa89 wrote:
I like this music very much, "stuck on a boat" is so niceeeeeeeeeeeeee
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withpassion wrote:
So wonderful.
Events
- Nov 13 Port O'Brien The Casbah, San Diego, United States
- Nov 14 Crooked Fingers Plush, Tucson, United States
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Port O'Brien
Downtown Brewing Co., San Luis Obispo, United States
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News
3-day California tour.. Get Tickets fast!!!.. Last US shows for a long time!
16 Nov 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/portobrien
Hey there.. We are headlining a 3-day California tour.. with some special surprises at each show.. Here are the links to buy tickets for the shows.. get em fast!SANTA BARBARA:Wednesday, November 19th.. …
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24 Sep 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/portobrien
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