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Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Area fans probably best know Henry Chadwick as the cool kid behind the drum kit for The Coffis Brothers and The Mountain Men, where he kept time as their drummer for eight and a half years. He recently left the band to pursue his own goals of writing, playing, and performing his own music. Henry departed on the absolute best of terms: Both Jamie and Kellen Coffis wrote glowing blog posts about their friendship with Henry and how happy they were for him to follow this new path.
Henry, along with Jamie and Kellen Coffis, is part of that “there must be something in the San Lorenzo Valley water” generation of musicians – which includes Taylor Rae and honorary San Lorenzoan Jesse Daniel (who was on this show a few episodes back). They’re all outstanding musicians and songwriters who pretty much grew up together. (Henry’s known the Coffis Brothers since grammar school.) They still play together in different incarnations – when we met to chat, Henry had just come off a short fill-in tour playing drums with Jesse, and that very next night he was splitting a bill with The Coffis Brothers.
Originally from southern California, Henry’s family moved north in the ’80s. His father was a recording engineer. The San Lorenzo Valley was a better environment to raise kids than LA. Suffice to say, Henry was raised with music: With his dad’s influence, he’s learned to be a recording engineer – Got a band? Need a studio? Contact Henry – And originally taught on piano, he quickly moved to bass, guitar, and drums. Along the way, Henry also became a fine singer and songwriter.
Henry just finished his first full-length record, “Marlin Fisher”. (Clever title, but you’ll have to listen to the interview for the meaning behind it.) The record – yes, it’s a record – is only available on colored vinyl. You can listen on Spotify or download from Apple Music. This episode features “I Can Stick Around” and “Every Night” from the new release. Henry tags the interview with a solo live track, also from the new record. Learn more – and order your own copy of “Marlin Fisher” on colored vinyl – at henrychadwick.net.