Photo: Jessica Waffles @WafflesWeekly
Bio
Brandi Waller-Pace (they/she) is a Fort Worth-based singer, songwriter, and multi instrumentalist musician, educator, and scholar-activist. They got their start performing primarily jazz, neo-soul, and writing genre-crossing originals. Later, Brandi found the banjo and American roots music, opening a deep connection to traditions of their ancestors. They subsequently founded the Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival.
Some of Brandi’s notable performances have been at the ArtsGoggle Festival, the Fort Worth Django Reinhardt Festival, the Austin String Band Festival, and the Biscuits and Banjos Festival. Among the artists with whom they have shared the stage are Allison Russell, Jake Blount, Kaia Kater, Nicholas Ryan Gant, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Brandi penned the song “You Are,” featured on Nicholas Ryan Gant’s Promises and Introducing Nicholas Ryan Gant, and lent backing vocals to the track “Once There Was No Sun,” on Jake Blount’s The New Faith. They have co-produced and curated artist lineups for events with Bluegrass Pride; The Bluegrass Situation; and PineCone, the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music; and Sundance Square.
Brandi recently released two singles, “In My Mind” and “Nothing at All to Say,” from their upcoming EP.
“Brandi Waller-Pace is an extraordinary curator and artist.”
— Allison Russell
“(Brandi is) A wonderful musician who is hands-down one of the most important voices and most skillful organizers of our generation.”
— Jake Blount
