Brief Encounter has been played on NTS in shows including NTS Guide to…, featured first on 28 March 2021. Songs played include Isn't It Hard.

Brief Encounter hails from the mountains of North Carolina. In the 1970's, they played the Southern Circuit with the likes of Pebo Bryson and the Moses Dillard Band, Chocolate Funk, Confunction, and The Mighty Majors.