AGE: 20
HOMETOWN: Moorhead, Minnesota
CURRENTLY RESIDES: Austin, Texas BIO: Brennen attends Texas State
University, and is part of a four-piece band that plays several nights
a week in Austin, Texas. She plays the mandolin, guitar, and some fiddle.
Her brother and boyfriend are also in the band; her brother plays guitar
and her boyfriend plays the upright bass. She has been playing and traveling
with a country band since she was 15. She also writes her own music.
PERSONAL STATEMENT: "I'm from Minnesota, but I live with my brother
in Austin, Texas. I play mandolin in a bluegrass/western swing/country
band. Some of my biggest influences are The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers,
Bill Monroe, John Hartford, and Gillian Welch."
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.brennenleigh.com
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