Brian Gill Bio

Brian Gill is an acoustic singer-songwriter from Chicago’s famous folk music clubs, The Earl of Old Town and The No-Exit Cafe. A seasoned performer on mid-west radio, television and festivals, he has sung with such folk luminaries as Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Bob Gibson Steve Goodman and Phil Everly to name a few.

Brian gained national attention in 1988 when his topical song “Daddy Smoked His Life Away” was chosen by the American Cancer Society to spearhead the now annual campaign, “The Great American Smoke Out.”

He has toured nationally on college campuses and has sung for Chicago’s Urban Gateways, bringing educational music programs into school classrooms. Chicago Magazine describes Brian as “an excellent guitarist and well established songwriter whose lyrics and melodies radiate a country mid western feeling all their own.” He has been a staff writer for a major publishing house and has showcased at Nashville’s premier songwriter venue, The Bluebird Cafe. He now resides in Moscow, Idaho.