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Breanna Paletta

About Me


Listen to my show with Karli Fairbanks in Spokane HERE !!
Breanna Paletta says that music equals life. It is all consuming.
She likes to tell stories. She likes to paint pictures with words.
She lives in Portland, OR and doesn't mind the rain...most of the time.
The daughter of a blues musician and a stay at home mom with good taste (a la The Beatles, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac) Breanna's formative years were a flurry of melodies and the smells of old vinyl. Throw in an almost painfully shy childhood, a love for words and their meanings, a longing for truth and beauty, a dash of wonder and a generous helping of heart-break and you've got one hell of recipe for authentic, emotive songs.
Through a series of coincidences or fated events Breanna became the voice of Portland band Rye Hollow and shared the stage with Tony Furtado, the Cowboy Junkies and Tori Amos.
Now with her own band of close friends and quirky instrumentation she's on a crusade of sorts: To say something worth saying; to make you feel. She let’s you see who she is and gives you a glimpse inside yourself.
"With poignant, piercing honesty and bittersweet reflection, Paletta’s lyrics speak to the joys and pain of every day life that can’t be captured in every day expression. Abundant and pressing at the seams with vivid metaphor and insightful wisdom."
-Tamara Turner, Editor CD Baby
"Breanna's melodies are engaging and pure and her songs cut right to the core. She's a beautiful singer-songwriter"
-Stephanie Schneiderman, Artist
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/28/2005
Band Website: www.breannapaletta.com
Band Members:
Breanna Paletta: vocals, guitar, harmonica, melodica

Justin Bennett: Acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, sweet harmonies

Todd Bayles: cello, accordion, Electric guitar

Karlee Griffiths: Fiddle, sweet harmonies

Chris Chard: bass

Rotating Cast: drums, percussion

Influences: Loss, Love, Twang, Aimee Mann, Kathleen Edwards, Fleetwood Mac, CS Lewis
Sounds Like: Longing
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

April 2008 Tour Blog

April 4th, 2008 - Seattle, WAThe best line up I've had the honor of being a part of. Ever.I opened (my good friend/Feb tour-mate Justin Bennett accompanied me on guitar and added some sweet harmony), ...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:13:00 GMT

Recording

I'm sitting at the little kitchen table in my friend Wayne's apartment and the warm tones of Todd's cello are wafting in the air. With tummies full of Thai food and hearts full of laughter we are trac...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:09:00 GMT

The Adventures of Bre and Karlee - Spokane- Oct 20th weekend 2007

My darling fiddle player Karlee Griffiths and I drove up to Spokane to open our good friend Karli Fairbanks's CD release show.Friday evening:Karl + Breep + a 5 hour drive = Lots of laughs, good conver...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:41:00 GMT

Another year, another Deep Roots CD

Every year since 2001 I've been honored to be involved with the Deep Roots Project. Deep Roots pairs high school lyricists and Portland musicians to create a CD of songs. This year I chose lyrics by M...
Posted by on Fri, 11 May 2007 11:29:00 GMT

the good and bad news

Good:The CD release show at Mississippi Studios was wonderful. A sold out venue, an attentive audience, a killer band, and my bitchin shit kicking boots made it a perfect evening.Bad: My marvelous dru...
Posted by on Wed, 02 May 2007 01:22:00 GMT

Almost done

CDs are off to the duplicator today! Soon my heart, soul, hard work, time, energy, words and melodies will be all wrapped up in shiny plastic.Hooray!
Posted by on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:02:00 GMT

magic

Saturday. Sunday. new studio. new songs. red wine. Fleetwood Mac's Rumors. reverie. church organ. Tony Furtado. heart palpitation. fish tacos. cold streets. warm hands. Jean Valjean. veneration. hamme...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:18:00 GMT

Yes

It's decided. I said goodbye to the forthcoming EP and HELLO!! to the forthcoming full length!!You heard it, kids. B
Posted by on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:39:00 GMT

New EP coming soon!

Hey friends,Its about time, ay?My 5-6 song EP is due out early 2007. Its been brewing for a while and its finally coming.Keep checking for updates.Yes!Bre
Posted by on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:04:00 GMT