““Trisha Gene Brady’s (who can be reminiscent of both Etta James and Natalie Merchant) vocals… consistently convey what a song calls for whether it’s warmth, sorrow, honesty or joy.””
— No Depression
““Knoxville, Tennessee Native Trisha Gene Brady’s seven-year run as vocalist and instrumentalist for The Black Lillies has seen her take the stage of the Grand Old Opry more than thirty times and perform for crowds at Bonnaroo, SXSW & Pickathon. With vocals as sweet as southern ice tea and impressive chops as a multi-instrumentalist, Brady is embarking on new adventures as one sweetheart of a solo act.””
— Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

BIO

Trisha Gene Brady is a roots musician from Knoxville, TN and former female vocalist (guitar, mandolin, percussion) of the nationally touring Americana act, The Black Lillies.

She has been featured in publications including Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Billboard, Wall Street Journal, Consequence of Sound, Garden & Gun, Huffington Post, Relix Magazine, USA Today, Paste Magazine, No Depression & Country Weekly, NPR’s Mountain Stage (twice), and five separate PBS concert specials, A GAC featurette, Texas Music Scene and a CMT television show airing nationally.

Trisha Gene Brady (with TBL) is one of the only independent artists invited to play the Grand Old Opry more than thirty times (debuted June, 2011), has performed on chart-topping Americana albums, and established a reputation as one of the genre’s most versatile female vocalists.

She has performed at festivals including Big Ears, Bonnaroo Music + Arts, SXSW, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Americana Music Association’s Americana Fest, 30-A Songwriter’s Festival, Country Music Association’s CMA Festival & Fan Fair, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Pickathon, Strawberry Music Festival, Four Corner’s Folk Festival, Old Settler’s Festival, The Luck Reunion & more…

Trisha Gene Brady was recently chosen as the 2026 “Boundless: Artist in the Archives” for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hodges Library in collaboration with the 2026 Big Ears Music Festival.

Her new full length LP First Second Chance was released September 1st, 2025!!