Amanda Braam

About

Blending heart-wrenching folk sincerity, crunchy jazz harmony,  and catchy pop melody, an Amanda Braam performance is a musical and emotional rollercoaster that leaves listeners enthralled. Hailing from Kitchener, Ontario, Amanda is a singer/songwriter known for her siren-like vocals and intricate acoustic guitar lines.  In 2024, Amanda dropped her album "Paper Cranes" alongside two music videos. She performs solo, supported by her bandmates “The Paper Cranes”, and as half of the jazz-folk duo “Roundabout Dance”.  Amanda won the Summerfolk Youth Discoveries competition and received first prize in the instrumental category of the Dorothy Shoemaker Songwriting Competition. She has shared the stage with artists such as Fleet Foxes, Violent Femmes and The Strumbellas. Amanda is currently attending Wilfrid Laurier University in the Music Therapy program. She works with the community music initiative “The Lullaby Project”, which pairs at-risk mothers with a songwriter to write and record an original song for their children.