The singer-songwriter expertly bridges pop-rock and Americana
Brandi Carlile Video Essentials
Intimate and star-studded vignettes from the Americana powerhouse.
Brandi Carlile: Visionary Women
Legends of classic country and masters of R&B from the Grammy-winning star.
At Home with Brandi Carlile: The Playlist
“You listen to songs to support your feelings.”
Brandi Carlile: The Producers
Brandi Carlile: The In These Silent Days Interview
“I always want to engage the listener in a question instead of an answer.”
About Brandi Carlile
Artist Biography
Brandi Carlile’s deeply felt brand of Americana owes its force first and foremost to her uncommonly powerful voice. Yet she’s just as remarkable for a songwriting sensibility that’s steeped in folk and country traditions while also reflective of her creative restlessness and her identity as one of roots music’s most prominent LGBTQ artists. Born in Ravensdale, Washington in 1981, the young Carlile grew up on the music of the Grand Ole Opry along with pop and rock heroes like The Beatles, Elton John, and U2. After joining up with Tim and Phil Hanseroth—twin-brother musicians she met when first getting into Seattle’s music scene—she discovered the passion for three-part vocal harmonies that became another of her musical trademarks. At once a stirring country ballad and a soaring rock anthem, the title track of 2007’s The Story became Carlile’s breakthrough and a favorite of TV and film soundtrack supervisors for years to come. On later efforts such as 2012’s rustic Bear Creek and 2015’s more expansive The Firewatcher’s Daughter, Carlile continued to disregard any boundaries between genres, bearing the contents of her head and heart with a voice that was equally capable of conveying desperate urgency, stark intimacy, and gale-force-wind bravado. In 2016, Carlile joined with Maren Morris, Natalie Hemby, and Amanda Shires to form a supergroup called The Highwomen, an effort to counter country music’s chronic underrepresentation of female artists—and another sign of Carlile’s eagerness to bust up the status quo.
Hometown
Ravensdale, WA, United States
Genre
Singer/Songwriter
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