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About (me) Juanita Brandt

Born in Regina Saskatchewan, but spent a few years were spent on a small farm outside the rural community of Earl Grey Saskatchewan. Leading a pretty simple life, a lot of time was spent riding horses and playing outside. The desire to write music didn’t come until I was about 16 years old. (Although, I remember wanting to play the fiddle when I was about 5!) I think I unconsciously knew at very young age that music was going to be a big art of my life.

I started writing songs because I really wanted to sing. I couldn’t seem to remember all the lyrics to songs on the radio, and sometimes I'd just want to ‘belt it’ but I had no words! So, I started making up my own. Later, song writing would and has become a conduit for artistic expression, analogy, inspiration and somehow deciphering or speculating on how or what ‘it's' all about.

I am a self-taught singer and guitar player, taking leads from forth grade ukulele training! My style can best be described as: expressive, organic, honky-tonky, bluesy, singer-song writer-ish.

For the most part, 15 years passed with scarce a live or public performance. Picking up guitar in the living-room would happen on occasion, but very rarely on stage untill... my Calgary debut the first week of January of 2007, at a Bar Named Sue, at which point the gears shifted and it has been full steam ahead since!

Highlights: Mountain View Music Festival, 2009, Carstairs AB • Spaghetti Western Festival, 2009, Calgary AB • TransCanada Alberta Music Series, 2009, Calgary • The 4th Street Lilac Festival, 2008, Calgary AB • The Forget Summer Arts Festival, 2007, Forget SK

Past Shows: Bar Named Sue, Calgary AB • The Ironwood Stage and Grill, Calgary AB • Mikeys Juke Joint, Calgary • Palomino Smoke House and Social Club, Calgary AB • Ship & Anchor, Calgary AB • Broken Jug, Calgary AB • General Store, Twin Butte AB • Blackbird Coffee House, Coleman/Cross Nest Pass AB • The Legion, Pincher Creek AB • Gitters, High River AB • The Stop, Black Diamond AB • Auditorium, Nanton AB • The Club, Regina SK • Lady of the Lake, Brandon MB • Various Living-rooms, AB/SK/MB • ...and others...

Recordings: Prairie Girl: started recording in March 2008, released September 2008. Engineered by Rob Smith at Rocky Mountain Recording Studio. Get your copy at Kerf Music today!

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My next recording is just waiting to be recorded! Lots of new material, ideas and melodies. Plans are for a scaled back, sparse intimate sounding album. Stay tuned!

How lucky am I?

In September 2008 I joined the Alberta band the "The Culls". As their newest (and most female) member, you could find me on lead and support vocals, guitar and mandolin! (and hopefully not on the floor after too many whiskeys) Just kidding, I'm not that kind of girl. But the band does like to have a good time!

Another reason to sing! Through the spring and summer of 2009, I was thrilled to collaborate with Will White from the fabulous bluegrass band Widow Maker. We shared stages around Alberta, sang pretty and played nice.

Saddley, I have bowed out of both projects for the time being, due to moving out of the province.

Juanita Brandt: Singer • Songwriter • Prairie Girl

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