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About Me

*Insert Lyrics to "Places" here....* uh, I was born and raised in Utah, but found a significant part of my soul in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Virginia is where my heart lies, though these days my feet have taken me beyond the smell of morning mist and leafy air. I am addicted to the way a song can change the way I feel. The best friendships I have ever had have started because of music, or been significantly strengthened by it. I am a firm believer in concert T-shirts as gateway to true and lasting friendship. I am trying to learn how to tell a story. I am trying to find out who I can be alone. I am so sincerely grateful for anyone and everyone who has ever appreciated my music. I am trying to go to Italy...but I think I'll always be trying to go to Italy. I could really use some gelato right now.New EP "Slave to the Seasons" now available! 1. Letters 2. Apple Blossoms 3. Yukiko 4. Swirling Words: A Title In Progress 5. No One Lives 6. This Girl 7. November Wind 8. Gots Ta Go 9. Places 10. Straits (The Car Song)The new EP is 10$. I am happy to report that I sold out of CDs at the release show! If you want to get a copy, send me a message.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/2/2005
Band Website: yer lookin at it
Band Members: Melissa Branin--acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals

Influences: the weather, Ani Difranco, Counting Crows, Bob Dylan, the Blue Ridge Mountains, Brandi Carlile (she's the real deal folks), dogwood flowers, Gillian Welch, Virginia rain, Pieces of You, Lisa Loeb, my friends, Patty Griffin, Joni Mitchell, Dorothy my beautiful guitar, Tori Amos, places I've lived, Joan Baez, the desert, anything bluegrass, Patsy Cline, Indigo Girls, Janis Joplin, my family, the good Lord, all those independent folk singers who write because they have too, muses, hormones
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Type of Label: None

My Blog

This time I’ve Gots Ta Go

Well cats, its been a while. And I finally have something to update. When last we left off, it was the beginning of summer--the end of spring really. And now its the middle of autumn...
Posted by Melissa Branin on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:12:00 PST

The Last Leg

I'm leaving Bloomington, Indiana tomorrow morning and will back in Buena Vista, Virginia tomorrow. What a month its been. Jen took me to one of the coolest bridges I've ...
Posted by Melissa Branin on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:52:00 PST

Another town on the map

I'm sitting here trying to decide which song lyrics to post...the songs that have been accompanying me in my travels, that have meant something to me on the road. But there are too many, and non...
Posted by Melissa Branin on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:34:00 PST

Brandi C in Dallas

Well, I've been here in Dallas since late Saturday night (Apr. 7th). The drive to Colorado was really beautiful, I'd done it probably 3 times before. Then I drove from Colroado Springs to ...
Posted by Melissa Branin on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:30:00 PST

That ribbon of highway

As I was walking a ribbon of highwayI saw above me an endless skywayI saw below me a golden valleyThis land was made for you and meChorus: This land is your land, this land is my landFrom California, ...
Posted by Melissa Branin on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:45:00 PST

With no direction home

Its been...interesting...these times I'm having. Its interesting what songs have sung every word I wish I could write. I can't write a song, I've tried and its not working at all. Th...
Posted by Melissa Branin on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 09:00:00 PST

I know what you'd pay to feel

See my personal profile for an updated blog. And if you can name the song that the subject line is from, I'll give you a cookie. Love.
Posted by Melissa Branin on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:46:00 PST

Glory (Hold On)

Well, I had a good show at Alexander's tonight and tried out my newest song. Here she is: How many miles How many hours more The faces keep flashing, the waves are still crashing upon the shore ...
Posted by Melissa Branin on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:49:00 PST

I'm a Guitar Hero

Many thanks to all who attended September 9th's show at Alexander's in BV. I had a real breakthrough that night...let me expound.Firstly, I had a day at the salon getting a fabulous haircut and i bou...
Posted by Melissa Branin on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:36:00 PST

And I'm free, FREEFALLIN!!

I went to one of my favorite places today with some of my very favorite people and threw myself off a bridge...like 6 times. There's this walking bridge about 25 minutes from where I live and it...
Posted by Melissa Branin on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:17:00 PST