Kevin Breit
Kevin BreitKevin Breit (pronounced: bright) was born in the small Northern Ontario hamlet of McKerrow (pronounced: very small).  He is the youngest of seven children born to musical parents.  Breit, self-taught, grew up listening and loving the music of the Beatles, Bill Monroe, Stevie Wonder, Little Feat, Johnny Winter, Todd Rundgren, Aretha Franklin, Rare Earth, Miles Davis, Rashaan Roland Kirk, Hank Williams, and many others. 

At age 17,he moved to Toronto to follow his dream of being a musician.  After a period of re-adjustment, Kevin began working in and out of studios and concert settings.  He has recorded with the likes of Cassandra Wilson (Grammy award winning, "New Moon Daughter" and her follow-up, "Traveling Miles"); k.d lang ("Drag"); Holly Cole ("Temptation", "It Happened one Night", and "Dark Dear Heart"); Janis Ian ("Hunger"); Dal Bello ("She" and "Whore") as well as new releases from, Patti Scialfa, Marc Jordan, Quartette, Natalie McMaster, Barra MacNeills, Molly Johnson, Miller Stain Limit, Shelby Starner, Jeb Loy Nichols, Sass Jordan, Wendy Lands, Carlos del Junco, many others. 

 He has also toured with most of these artists.  Kevin also performs with Brazilian percussionist, Cyro Baptista in an-all improvised duo setting in New York City.  They are currently making plans to record their first CD. 

Breit formed the Poverty Playlist label to release works that would otherwise fall between the cracks and never see the light of day. 
 

Recordings

Folkalarm
released 2000

Folkalarm CD

Folkalarm
CD $15.00 ON SALE AGAIN SEPTEMEBER 8, 2003

1.  Corndust
2.  Sunny Side Up
3.  The Ventriloquist Sings
4.  Joyce Ruth 
5.  Jubilant Nunavut
6.  Goodbye Bad Spy
7.  Everywhere But Here
8.  Furthermore
9.  So Many Ways
10.  Folk Alarm 
 

Empty
released 1998

Empty CD

Empty
CD $15.00 ON SALE AGAIN SEPTEMEBER 8, 2003

1.  Empty 
2.  Little Volcana
3.  Sombody’s Child
4.  Uncle John’s Third Wife
5.  The Reverend’s Hammer and Nails
6.  Circus Runaway
7.  Burnt Bulb on Broadway
8.  Donald Michael
9.  Foster Hewitt
10.  Sad Louise
 

Maybelle
released 1998

Maybelle CD

Maybelle
CD $15.00 ON SALE AGAIN SEPTEMEBER 8, 2003

1.  Odd Man Out
2.  Lily
3.  Ivan the Clown
4.  Dull Blade 
5.  Maybelle
6.  Lost Dog
7.  Broken Tarantella
8.  Poor Lost Soul
9.  40 Days, 39 Nights
10.  All I Know