Brenda Weiler
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Brenda Weiler is a singer/songwriter originally from Fargo, North Dakota
. Her plans of "exploring music" before attending college developed into a career. Her debut album Trickle Down was released in 1997 on 'Barking Dog' records as was its follow-up, 1999's Crazy Happy. Moving to the Twin Cities, MN area, Brenda affiliated herself with independent artist distribution group Peppermint for her third album, 2000's Fly Me Back. The following year saw the self-release of Live. Re-locating to Portland, OR, Brenda released her first nationally-distributed album, Cold Weather, on Virt Records
in 2003. In 2007 she released End The Rain, on Speakerphone Records, which is dedicated to her sister Jennifer.
1999 Crazy Happy
2000 Fly Me Back
2001 Live
2003 Cold Weather
2007 End The Rain
2003 Silage KQ92 Homegrown (includes a live version of "Honolulu, Minnesota" with Darren Jackson)
2005 Live Java Blend: Volume 2 (includes a live version of "Scatter")
Minnesota Music Award for Best Folk/Acoustic Artist 2001
Minnesota Music Award for Best Singer/Songwriter 2002
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
. Her plans of "exploring music" before attending college developed into a career. Her debut album Trickle Down was released in 1997 on 'Barking Dog' records as was its follow-up, 1999's Crazy Happy. Moving to the Twin Cities, MN area, Brenda affiliated herself with independent artist distribution group Peppermint for her third album, 2000's Fly Me Back. The following year saw the self-release of Live. Re-locating to Portland, OR, Brenda released her first nationally-distributed album, Cold Weather, on Virt Records
Virt Records
Virt Records is an independent record label based in Seattle, USA.Virt artists are primarily singer/songwriters.-Artists signed to Virt Records:Current*Ellery*The Bittersweets*Shane Nicholson*Brenda Weiler*Beth Boucher*Rachel GaudryFormer...
in 2003. In 2007 she released End The Rain, on Speakerphone Records, which is dedicated to her sister Jennifer.
Albums
1997 Trickle Down1999 Crazy Happy
2000 Fly Me Back
2001 Live
2003 Cold Weather
2007 End The Rain
Additional Appearances
1998 The Summer Air by Mike & Linda Coates (Brenda contributes vocals to three cover songs on this album)Compilations
1999 Peppermint Sampler Volume 2 (includes demo version of "You Sweet Thing")2003 Silage KQ92 Homegrown (includes a live version of "Honolulu, Minnesota" with Darren Jackson)
2005 Live Java Blend: Volume 2 (includes a live version of "Scatter")
Awards
Minnesota Music Award for Best Female Vocalist 2000Minnesota Music Award for Best Folk/Acoustic Artist 2001
Minnesota Music Award for Best Singer/Songwriter 2002