Biography
"Wonderful songwriter." -Garrison Keillor (on NPR's "A Prairie Home Companion"
"This hugely talented woman delicately mixes Americana and country with a dash of pop and an infusion of jazz on this her latest album." - Maverick Magazine(UK)
“Ms. Kaelin is a hidden treasure of American(a) performance and songwriting. It is impossible to listen without smiling.” - WNTI, Spider Glenn
"'One More Last Kiss' is country gold in that EmmyLou Harris/Gram Parsons tradition." - Roots'n'Boots Radio WFPK, (Michael Young)
"Hugely talented woman." - Maverick Magazine (UK)
"A genre-busting record." - New Southerner Magazine
"Genry-defying." - A Prairie Home Companion
"Best Singer-Songwriter" - LEO Award (Louisville) 2008
Recently returned from a month of touring her new record, WEST 28th STREET, in Europe, as well as summer playing keyboards for rock band Days of the New, Brigid Kaelin is ready to conquer the world.
Brigid Kaelin is a plucky redhead.
She made the front page of The Tennessean on her very first day playing Nashville, daring to play the accordion to country music during the finals of 2007 Nashville Star.
Just this May, she wrote Elvis Costello a note offering her services as an Imposter, and he invited her to play live on-stage with his band without rehearsal. She went head-to-head playing accordion with keyboardist Steve Nieve dueling solos, and received several standing ovations during her musical saw (yes, saw!) solo. The music reviewer said that “Kaelin managed to steal a little of the Costello’s show.”
She also put out a country Chanukah record, Mazel Tonk!, just for fun and yodeled about dreidels, and made a hilarious YouTube music video that received thousands of hits the first day.
You want to hate her because she’s so damn talented, but you have to love her because she’s so damn fun.
Kaelin’s new album, West 28th Street, is a ten-song independent release of Americana-pop with a touch of jazz -- alt-country cabaret. A trained jazz pianist (she spent her days as a politics major at NYU playing showtunes at West Village cabarets), Kaelin is also a gifted storyteller with an ear for clever language. Funny and charming, Kaelin’s songs are honest, raw, catchy, and beautiful.
Instrumentation
Has Played accordion/keyboards/musical saw with:
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Garrison Keillor and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
Days of the New
Seven Mary Three
Peter Searcy
Cowboy Jack Clement
Maceo Parker
more more more....
solo: Brigid Kaelin -- guitar, accordion, piano, vocals, saw
full band: Electric Accordion, piano, acoustic, bass, drums, electric guitar, other...
Discography
Brigid Kaelin: West 28th Street (2008)
Brigid Kaelin: Keep Your Secrets (2005)
Novelty Holiday EP's:
Mazel Tonk! (2007)
Here Comes Santa Saws (2008)
Links
| http://www.brigidkaelin.com |