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Artist
Rachael Brady
12+ albums
kgrlaustraliafemale vocalistsneo folkgeorge
about
Brady started singing professionally at 24 after dropping out of a Journalism degree - disillusioned - and landing squarely in a pop, funk & rock cover band in her hometown of Brisbane, Australia. She explored that alongside other musical projects for a good 8 years while juggling a hectic modelling career and first-time motherhood at 25. Writing has always been an intrinsic part of her creative identity but she didn’t commit to original music full time until she was in her early 30s when she started a folk/roots duo with Brisbane guitarist Nigel Kerr. She released the debut folk/roots album Peace by Peace independently in 2005 and toured the USA soon after while pregnant with her 2nd child. Two more records followed (Somewhere Sunshine in 2008 and In Case of Falling in 2014), as did another baby and a move to her current home of Katoomba in the picturesque Blue Mountains National Park west of Sydney. Her creative obsessions are many & varied but chief among them is the nebulous art of marrying lyrics to rhythm and melody. In addition to being a songwriter she also possesses a strikingly beautiful & versatile voice which has allowed her to sing (and write) across multiple genres with an array of collaborators. And like her voice, a voice that sings its scars and imperfections, a voice that speaks to the mess, depth, heartache, jubilation & ultimately, the beauty of our human-ness, so too do the songs she writes. She maintains a grounded life connected to nature and m
