I know Moon because of Kate Dinsmore. He works at the Conor Byrne, a pub in Ballard and they have a lot of musicians that go through there. Apparently, it’s a lot of tinyboatsession Season 4 folks. Kate posted her tinyboatsession and Moon reached out some time after.

His names Brian and he’s originally from Argentina but has been in the US over 25 years. He sings in a band called Pampa and they do songs in English and Spanish. Brian has lived in Seattle a while—like back when you could get a studio in Capitol Hill for $250 bucks. He’s been in Ballard for the last seven years and in all that time had never gotten out in a boat. I picked him up, and we raced over to Golden Gardens to grab the last bit of a beautiful, rare dry day in November. The clouds were high and the Olympic Mountains across the sound were out. He wore a hat and scarf and jacket. The combination seemed 50% Ballard and 50% my perception of Argentine countryside. He had a song in English and one in Spanish. 

Afterwards, I asked if he had a moment to row around. I talked boats, and he strummed his guitar as we passed a kayaker in the dark and over to Ray’s Boathouse, where he sang under the neon lights. -Jordan & Clarabelle