Katie Brianna

Katie Brianna Garfoot (born 26 July 1988) is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter-guitarist who performs as Katie Brianna. Previously an alt-country performer she expanded her repertoire to include rock and power-pop.

Paul Kelly invited Brianna to provide vocals on a track for the soundtrack to drama film, Jindabyne (2006). Brianna, Kelly, Dan Luscombe and the Stormwater Boys won the 2006 ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album. As a solo artist she has issued three studio albums, Dark Side of the Morning (March 2013), Victim or the Heroine (August 2016) and This Way or Some Other (March 2021).

Biography Katie Brianna Garfoot, was born on 26 July 1988 as the youngest of five children. She grew up in Elermore Vale, New South Wales (a suburb of Newcastle), played clarinet at primary school and sang in choirs in both primary and secondary schools. Outside of her music career, Brianna has undertaken various jobs: waitress, office worker, retailer and CD packer. In July 2004 she attended the Tamworth Camerata, a six-day "junior country music school" held at Tamworth, New South Wales under the guidance of the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA).

The artist issued her debut four-track extended play, Katie Brianna in December 2005, which was produced by Bill Chambers at his The Boneyard Studio in March. Chambers also provided acoustic slide guitar, dobro, electric guitar, mandolin and vocal harmony; he was joined in the studio by James Gillard on acoustic guitars, bass guitar, upright bass, percussion, viola and harmony vocals; and Mick Albeck on fiddle.

After hearing her EP, Paul Kelly invited Brianna to provide vocals on a track, "Jindabyne Fair", for the soundtrack to the drama film, Jindabyne (2006). "Jindabyne Fair" was issued as a single, Russell Marks of The Monthly described it as "A slow country-folk song" and listed it at No. 135 out-of 403 songs written by Kelly. At the 2006 ARIA Awards Brianna, Kelly, Dan Luscombe and the Stormwater Boys won Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album. Early in 2007 she relocated to the Blue Mountains.

The artist deliberately took a break from performing and recording, due to "Her shyness, and her concern that she hadn't lived enough to write the songs she wanted to sing." In 2013 Brianna was living in Sydney and described her variety of country music as Americana, "I'm not the typical Aussie country artist. Sometimes I don't even call myself country any more." ABC Radio's reviewer felt it is a "deeply moving debut LP that meditates on sadness, suburban loneliness and young womanhood." It was produced by Shane Nicholson (Bill Chambers' former son-in-law), who also provided instrumentation, together with Matt Fell on bass guitar and Hammond organ and Glen Hannah on electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mando guitar and baritone guitar. Its lead single, "Birmingham", was released ahead of the album, in June.

"Boots" (2019) and "Wedding Ring" (February 2021) are singles from her third studio album, This Way or Some Other, which was produced by Adam Young (ex-the Daisygrinders, Big Heavy Stuff). Josh Leeson of The Newcastle Herald declared that with this album, "she's expanded her sound to incorporate elements of rock, and even power-pop, to her alt-country foundation." As from June 2021 Brianna is married.

Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected details Title Details Jindabyne: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Released: 2006 Format: CD Label: Capitol Records Dark Side of the Morning Released: 22 March 2013 Format: CD, Digital download Label: Katie Brianna Victim or the Heroine Released: 15 August 2016 Format: CD, Digital Label: Katie Brianna/MGM Distribution This Way or Some Other Released: 26 March 2021 Format: CD Label: Katie Brianna

Singles "Jindabyne Fair" (2006) .|group="nb"|name="jindabyne" Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album

Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They commenced in 1973.

Victim Or the Heroine Alternative Country Album of the Year