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Brian Ernst is a dual citizen of the Lenni Lenape Delaware Nation and USA. In the last 15 years, Brian has toured through 49 states and 37 countries. Ernst is a multi instrumentalist who live loops acoustic guitars, didgeridoo's, beat boxing, vocal harmonies and small percussion instruments into uplifting songs with passion and purpose.
Brian and his wife Katie steward a 501c3 non profit organization called Journey4YOUth which works alongside the Luo Tribe in southwestern Kenya. Brian and Katie were invited to Kaswanga Village in 2010 and they continue to allocate resources under the direction and guidance of Elders and Leaders of the Tribe. Journey4YOUth programs are primarily focused on education scholarships and clean water. They have spent over two years between Southern and Eastern Africa.
Brian and Katie worked at Moria Refugee Camp in Greece and also with a small NGO in Turkey that worked with displaced families from Syria. Brian and Katie worked at Standing Rock which was an Indigenous led ceremony for clean water and constutionally protected Treaty rights.
Walking the path of the artist is walking the path of the people.
Brian's music is the story of the journey between the head and the heart.
His music is unambiguous. Love it or hate it, it's artistically authentic and thought provoking because it's rooted in the historical record and personal stories from all over the world.
Brian has independently sold over 20,000 albums, over 174,000 streams on Spotify and has totaled over half a million views on YouTube. Ernst has opened for and/or supported The Wailers, Soldiers of Jah Army, Trevor Hall, MC Yogi, Shakey Graves, Desmond and the Tutus, Sol Rising, Tubby Love, Mike Perkins and The Ragbirds.
Brian started his music career as a street performer and he plays with the same hunger and passion today as he did 15 years ago.
Ernst acknowledges that the stakes are much higher now in a chorus that says "I didn't come this far, to come this far."
He's currently working on his 8th independent album.
The record is called 'Songs in the Key of Freedom' and it's expected release is winter 2023.
Brian and his wife Katie steward a 501c3 non profit organization called Journey4YOUth which works alongside the Luo Tribe in southwestern Kenya. Brian and Katie were invited to Kaswanga Village in 2010 and they continue to allocate resources under the direction and guidance of Elders and Leaders of the Tribe. Journey4YOUth programs are primarily focused on education scholarships and clean water. They have spent over two years between Southern and Eastern Africa.
Brian and Katie worked at Moria Refugee Camp in Greece and also with a small NGO in Turkey that worked with displaced families from Syria. Brian and Katie worked at Standing Rock which was an Indigenous led ceremony for clean water and constutionally protected Treaty rights.
Walking the path of the artist is walking the path of the people.
Brian's music is the story of the journey between the head and the heart.
His music is unambiguous. Love it or hate it, it's artistically authentic and thought provoking because it's rooted in the historical record and personal stories from all over the world.
Brian has independently sold over 20,000 albums, over 174,000 streams on Spotify and has totaled over half a million views on YouTube. Ernst has opened for and/or supported The Wailers, Soldiers of Jah Army, Trevor Hall, MC Yogi, Shakey Graves, Desmond and the Tutus, Sol Rising, Tubby Love, Mike Perkins and The Ragbirds.
Brian started his music career as a street performer and he plays with the same hunger and passion today as he did 15 years ago.
Ernst acknowledges that the stakes are much higher now in a chorus that says "I didn't come this far, to come this far."
He's currently working on his 8th independent album.
The record is called 'Songs in the Key of Freedom' and it's expected release is winter 2023.