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WAITING FOR BRENDA

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This album promised “countryfied indie folk with tons of heart, soul and swagger” and it delivered!  Brenda Lee Kelly fronts a band featuring fiddle, twangy guitars, lapsteel and dobro, drums and a somewhat edgy outlook on music and life. I immediately gravitated to Wildhorse Mountain with its bluegrass tinges and western story and the slightly quirky Closing Time At The Cemetery Gates – inspired by a visit to the French burial place of Jim Morrison.

Brenda wrote the songs during treatment for cancer and recorded these songs that tell stories of love, healing and the twists that sometimes cross one’s path – check out Punk’s Not Dead (It’s Gone Country) or Hand Me Down Kisses or Barnard’s Star. She has a unique vocal tone and style, and it stands out amongst today’s saccharine female country output and rings of genuine country leanings. Maybe file under Alt Country, but that just means this is more country than most of the songs on the radio charts at the moment.

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JON WOLFE

https://capitalnews.com.au/

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She has a unique vocal tone and style, and it stands out amongst today's saccharine female country output and rings of genuine country leanings. Maybe file under Alt Country, but that just means this is more country than most of the songs on the radio charts at the moment.” - Jon Wolfe

Tamworth Country Music Capital News (March-April edition 2023)

Bob Dylan-esque sensibilities are heard in the profound lyricism adding a thought-provoking poignancy to the light-hearted tune. ” - Nicole Mendes

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WAITING FOR BRENDA

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Tunes to tap your feet..or break your heart. Originals outfit Waiting for Brenda weave lyrics from songwriter Brenda of love, despair and humour with the sounds of Dobro, Fiddle, Bass, Drums, Guitar & Vocals.

Waiting for Brenda brings together countrified indie folk with tons of heart, soul & swagger.

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Waiting for Brenda

11 songs written by Brenda Lee Kelly and recorded & mixed by Damir Katic from their home with the Waiting for Brenda band featuring Craig Tobin, Garry Bain, John Harrison, Luke Mysliwy, Peter Cheney and Brenda Lee Kelly. Mastered by Matthew Gray.
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