
From the bout of meningococcal meningitis that sent her into a dreamlike coma to the family dynamics and poverty that framed her early life and informed her first songs, Brandi does in Broken Horses what fans have come to expect from her: She explores the personal in a way that is unruffled and universally relatable. BROKEN HORSES A Memoir By Brandi Carlile One morning in December 2018, the singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile was awakened at her home in rural Washington by a 5 o’clock phone call alerting. Let us take on the world while we're young and able,Īnd bring us back together when the day is done.–"Crowded Table"īroken Horses carries with it the same gritty honesty and self-reflection that fans find in the singer/songwriter's music.

Her memoir, Broken Horses, is about her early life and the family of.

Not only did the singer/songwriter cover John Prine's "I Remember Everything" for the 63rd Grammy Awards, The Highwomen (the country group the singer/songwriter is a part of alongside Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris, and Amanda Shires) won the Best Country Song award for “ Crowded Table.” The song's lyrics-a clarion call for inclusion-also happen to be reflective of themes at the heart of Brandi's soon-to-be-released memoir, Broken Horses. Brandi Carlile : Fresh Air The Grammy winner got her start onstage as a kid, singing backup for an Elvis impersonator.

Sunday, March 14, was a day for the memory books for Brandi Carlile.
