AUGUST 30 DECLARED “BRADY SEALS DAY” IN FAIRFIELD, OHIO
Mayor Honors Seals with Key to the City During Hometown Performance
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – August 31, 2009 – Brady Seals returned to his hometown of Fairfield, Ohio, this past weekend for a free concert honoring local military heroes and celebrating the release of his new album, Play Time (Aug. 18, StarCity Recording Company). Mayor Ronald D’Epifanio surprised Seals by naming August 30 “Brady Seals Day” in the city of Fairfield and presented him with a key to the city.
“Receiving the key to the city of Fairfield is one of the greatest honors in my life,” says Seals. “To know that August 30th from here on out will be Brady Seals day is almost too much. That performance was meant to honor our city's fallen soldiers and I will always remember them when I look at this award. Though I live in Franklin, Tennessee I will always consider Fairfield home. Go Indians!”
Seals and his label planned a special event for the concert hiring local actors to portray characters from three of Brady’s songs – “Ho Down,” “The Trucker Song,” “Farmer Brown” – as well as the character from the Play Time album cover, Rabbit Boy. The characters roamed the crowd before the show taking photos with fans and giving away copies of Seals’ current single, “Ho Down,” as well as Play Time balloons. Photos from the event are being loaded onto BradySeals.com and the top two favorite photos, as voted by the fans, will each receive special Brady Seals prize packages.
About Brady Seals:
Brady Seals released his fourth solo album, Play Time, on August 18. The 11 song collection features 10 songs written/co-written by this talented songwriter. Indie label StarCity Recording Company gave Seals complete creative freedom and the resulting album is an upbeat and fun collection of songs that Country Weekly called “musically freewheeling and lyrically lascivious.” There’s not a slow song on the album.
Seals has successfully reinvented himself throughout his career, while always remaining true to his musical roots in rock-tinged country. At 16, Seals left his home in Ohio as a touring musician, and by 21 had scored three #1 hits with Little Texas—all of which he’d co-written, winning him the ASCAP Triple Play award. He went on to release three solo albums in the late 90’s before forming and fronting the quartet of player’s players known as Hot Apple Pie, with whom he scored a top 20 hit (“Hillbillies”) and opened for such superstars as Keith Urban and Tim McGraw.
