Charleston Reception Band – Bradford Station

Bradford Station Band – Variety Band for Receptions in Charleston

Bradford Station Band was founded by leader Brad Henty in San Francisco in 1990 as a vehicle for his blues songwriting and guitar improvisation. The band quickly gathered attention in the Bay Area blues scene and won the South Bay Blues Awards “Best New Band”. The award show had them opening in a large theatre in San Jose for the likes of Albert Collins, Harvey Mandel, Buddy Miles, Lydia Pense, and a host of Bay Area stars. Other shows include Rick Derringer, Dixie Dregs, and Taj Mahal. But that wasn’t the first bit of recognition for this Charleston, SC native guitarist and singer/songwriter. His other musical lives included almost every genre of American music including fusion-jazz and country music. He won the Wrangler-Dodge Country Music contest for New Mexico along with the NM based Three Legged Willie band and went on to play at Opryland and the Acuff Theatre in Nashville.

Brad has written dance music and performed live with the Peninsula Ballet Theatre in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Robert Ivey Ballet in Charleston. Since coming home to Charleston, South Carolina in 1995, Brad has performed with The Charleston Symphony Orchestra and Darius Rucker (of Hootie fame) and with Bradford Station has played all over the southeast, more recently in concert and festival settings. The band also plays corporate and wedding events on a regular basis, either as a blues/jazz act or a more traditional variety group.

Audio Samples

Brown Eyed girl – Van Morrison

Then You Can Tell me Goodbye – Neal McCoy

Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett

My Girl – Temptations

Pride and Joy – Stevie Ray Vaughn

Someone Like You – Van Morrison

Fire – Jimi Hendrix

Crazy Love – Van Morrison

Blue Bossa – Jazz Standard

Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Rolling Stones

God Bless The Child – Billie Holliday

Walkin’ the Dog – Rufus Thomas – Aerosmith

Songlist