Conor Brendan

Conor Brendan, 27, is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and composer/arranger in folk pop, Americana, and adjacent generes. He has been a recording artist for over a decade, with over 80 songs primarily consisting of his original music. In 2020, Conor Brendan won first prize for two songs in the Mid Atlantic Song Contest; ‘Ghosts’ (Adult Contemporary) and ‘You’re Not Alone’ (Americana). He also won an Emergentseed Microgrant for a stripped down performance of unreleased song, ‘Sometimes I Forget’. Conor recently signed a music licensing deal with InStyle Music to license original songs in Films, TV, and commercials.

Conor has performed at major venues such as the Filene Center at Wolf Trap, Mauch Chunk Opera House, World Café Live, Rams Head Live, Rams Head On Stage, The 8×10, Gordon Center Theater, Metro Gallery, Mercury Lounge, Rockwood Music Hall, The Bitter End, Oregon Ridge Amphitheater, The Cabooze, and the Altamont Theater, among many others, including Boulder Theatre with Trevor Hall, Wookiefoot, Earth Guardians, and Tubby Love. Conor is also an activist and a water protector who spent a month on the front lines of Standing Rock. During this time, he performed in multiple concerts to support the Sioux Nation, solo and accompanying One Tribe and Peter Yarrow.