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Brenda's BioBrenda Baker has been a performer of one kind or another since 1979, when she first began singing her original songs at a Saskatoon coffee house. Songwriting took her to stages across Canada, including repeat appearances at the Winnipeg, Hamilton, and Regina Folk Festivals, among others. Between 1985 and 1995 she toured numerous Canadian clubs and was in high demand as an entertainer for conference dinner shows with her satirical, political repertoire. She released two critically acclaimed CDs of original music, the first of these receiving a Saskatchewan Music Award for Best Female Vocalist. Brenda's songwriting career for grownups overlapped with her work as a young audience entertainer, which is how she's become best known in Saskatchewan. In 1999 she starred in Prairie Berry Pie, a national TV show for preschoolers. She released three CDs for kids, the last of these being short-listed for a Canadian Indie Award for Outstanding Children's Album. She is currently raising a young family, but continues to perform whenever possible in schools and at special events. She's also writing novels for teenagers. Brenda's formal education -- a BFA in visual art -- included a mandatory class in theatre. She immediately caught the "bug" and chose to continue this training until she completed her fourth year of acting in 1983. This stage experience, along with years of performing for all ages in a wide variety of venues, have given her much insight into the art of live musical performance. Brenda has presented highly successful workshops for Prairie Music Week (Edmonton) and Western Canadian Music Week (several years), and acclaimed seminars for SaskMusic and several teacher training conferences. She has been invited to give a day-long workshop for Manitoba Music in Winnipeg in March 2010. Many musicians have called upon her services (see testimonials) with the most recent of these being a three-day intensive in Los Angeles with singer-songwriter Lennon Leppert.
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