Brian Thomas is a folk singer-songwriter from Langley, British Columbia, Canada. His diverse musical background and varied influences have given Brian a unique Canadian Celtic-folk sound - a sound that has appealed to a wide-ranging listening audience. Brian blends deep, warm vocals with his finger-style guitar, gentle piano melodies, his beautifully sweet-sounding hammered dulcimer, and a variety of recorders and whistles.

Across cultures and generations, music has been a vehicle for storytelling; Brian’s songs and concerts have sought to re-capture that tradition. His debut release, Storybook, is a personal expression of the deep emotions he experienced as he traveled the difficult road of losing a loved one. An intensely vulnerable and starkly human CD about love, the pain of loss, and moving on, Storybook has reduced many of its listeners to tears. Brian says, “I was pouring my heart out. When I was writing the songs and recording them, I was experiencing everything that I was singing about. Somehow people’s hearts can hear those emotions when they listen to the music.” Reviews of Storybook have been overwhelmingly positive. Cam Bastedo of godsofmusic.com wrote this regarding one of Storybook's songs, The Forsaken Merman: "Without meaning to be fulsome I have simply never encountered a more beautiful folk song. The song is tasteful, textured and even heart-rending. ... You will seldom spend time more prudently, than in giving this beautiful piece an audience. The more often I listen, the more enchanted I become.” Other fans have said, "The songs are so amazingly beautiful," "Enchanting… incredible artistry and sheer beauty,” and "Incredibly inspiring, so unique, it's amazing." Dancing in the Desert, Brian’s latest release, chronicles a different side of his journey, as he emerged from his time of grief and sang about his healing. While still preserving Brian’s signature Celtic-folk sound, Dancing in the Desert is the joyful, energetic sibling to his debut. Brian's third album, Prairie Rain, is expected to be released in the early-summer of 2006. This collection contains instrumental songs and new Celtic ballads written for the guitar, piano, hammered dulcimer, and Brian's other instruments. It promises to be a soothing soundscape.

Brian plays live in festivals, churches, living rooms, and coffee shops. His concerts are an interwoven tapestry of songs, instrumental music, and stories of his journey through life. Audiences across Canada have warmly received Brian's performances, often needing Kleenex during the show, but always leaving with a smile.

Brian is also a guitar and piano teacher, and hopes to one day compose and conduct a choral symphony.