Get Ready Nashville…
BRIANA HARDYMAN Will Be Coming Back Better and Stronger Than Ever Andy and I have been following Briana Hardyman’s career over the past couple of years. We try to go see her perform when we can and hope that after you read this story, you will go see her too and check her out on the web! Andy did a story on Briana awhile back in the Americana Gazette and here is an insert from that former article: “Hardyman is a very eclectic musician and writer.She favors Bonnie Raitt style vocals in some songs, and then sounds like a young Loretta Lynn in another.”Americana Gazette, 2008. Singer/songwriter Briana Hardyman has been compared to a diverse range of artists such as Stevie Nicks, Emmylou Harris, Jennifer Nettles, Bonnie Raitt, and Lucinda Williams. Hardyman delivers emotionally injected, rootsy songs and performances with hints of blues,soul,folk,and country.A natural entertainer,Hardyman was formerly trained as an actor before dedicating herself to the craft of songwriting. A calm, charismatic performer, Briana touches a breadth of listeners in a personal-yet universal, sensitive-yet powerful, and gentle-yet stirring manner.Americana Gazette senior writer Andy Ziehli called her stage presence “awe striking” following an intimate blues club performance.“Hardyman has a beautiful deep, full of emotion delivery, and every tune that she leads is a spirited journey. After a brief period in New York City, Briana ended up in Nashville,TN where she had been actively performing and writing since 2006. Following many performances throughout the Southern USA in 2007/2008,
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