Rachel Brooke | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Michigan |
Genres | Country |
Years active | 2008 | –present
Rachel Brooke is an American country musician.[1] Since 2008 she has released four full-length records,[2] two collaboration records with Lonesome Wyatt of Those Poor Bastards several EPs and other side projects. She is considered a key member of the underground country movement of the early 21st century, with sounds rooted in traditional Americana rather than modern corporate Nashville country music.[3][4]
Brooke grew up in Lovells, Michigan. She was largely influenced by her father Barry Van Guilder, a banjo player and guitarist who introduced her to several genres and music and eventually brought her to perform with him at a country fair.[5]
Prior to her solo career, Brooke spent her teenage years playing in an all-girl punk band.[6]
Brooke's first two records, A Killer's Dream (2008) and Down at the Barnyard (2010) both had a sound rooted in country bluegrass and gothic blues.[7] Her next two efforts, A Killer's Dream (2012) and The Loneliness In Me (2020) incorporated more elements of blues and jazz, while still retaining the classic sound from her earlier records.[8][9]
She has performed at many festivals including Muddy Roots, South by Southwest, the Americana Music Festival & Conference and the Rochester International Jazz Festival.[6]
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
Appears on
EPs