Brian Cober is the best friend that the slide guitar ever had. His invention of the Double Slide Guitar gives the slide a voice and range of capabilities that have never been released before and harnessed them to drive his own brand of streetwise, roadwise blues.

He has captured the soul that makes one actually enjoy in a sympathetic way his confessions of heartbreaks and excesses. With his band The Nationals, Brian released 3 acclaimed CD's and backed up Bo Diddley, King Biscuit Boy, Johnny Winter, Jeff Healey and many others. When Nationals founding member Paul McNamara passed away in 2008, Brian began his solo career with a new CD "Real Far Gone".

Since '08, he has played full time at clubs, Blues Society's, dances, private parties, and festivals including the Montreal Jazz Festival, Bluizo Natkys Festival in Lithuania, La Chute Fest, and toured in Israel in Feb. '11. First the listener is struck by the unique sight and sound of the Double-Slide. Then Brian's mastery of the instrument becomes obvious, along with his soulful vocals and great songwriting. Whenever, and for however many, Brian Cober is a unique and uplifting musical experience.

"Best friend the slide guitar ever had!" – Jazz Music News

"Canada's best slide guitarist" – Kitchener Waterloo Record

"Cober's slide tones are sacred sounding" – Gary Tate, Toronto Blues Society

"With Cober, tone is king" – Danny Marks, CKLN FM

"No one can play the guitar like Cober can" – Blues Underground Network

A Short List Of Important Gigs & Events

1971 — Frustrated lap steelist Brian invents Double Slide system of playing guitar!
 1978 — First tour! Northern Quebec and Ontario with Terraplane Blues Band
 1980 — Terraplane releases 45 "Move This Thing Around", and plays first gigs with King Biscuit Boy (Richard Newell)
 1983 — Terraplane headlines at The Coronet Hotel (large venue in Kitchener ON)
 1983 — First Toronto gig at The Isabella
 1986 — Forms The Nationals with Paul McNamara and Dave Colter
 1987 — Halloween at The El Mocambo with Long John Baldry
 1987 — Robert Johnson Tribute at Silver Dollar w Morgan Davis, Paul James
 1990 — First gig at Grossmans
 1991 — Nationals first of two tours backing up Bo Diddley
 1992 — Open for Johnny Winter, James Cotton
 1993 — Second tour with Bo Diddley
 1994 — Begin hosting the Sunday jam session at Grossmans
 1995 — Nationals tour Canada, including The Yale in Vancouver and NWT
 1996 — Nationals release CD "Blue Howl"
 1997 — Fly to Fort Providence NWT to play New Years Eve.
 1998 — Hillside Festival, Guelph ON
 1999 — Tour Finland with The Canada All-Stars, including Prakash John and Whitey Glan
 2001 — Nationals release CD "Piece Of Wood"
 2003 — Mariposa, Toronto
 2004 — Tour Finland with Wild T and the Spirit
 2005 — Nationals release CD "Double Slide"
 2006 — Play first gigs with Steve Rowe in Montreal
 2007 — Kensington Market Festival, Toronto
 2008 — Montreal Jazz Fest (w Steve Rowe)
 2010 — Release solo CD "Real Far Gone"
 2010 — Tour Lithuania w The Road Band
 2011 — Tour Israel
 2011 — Record in Austin with Ben Richardson and Tom Lewis

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