Bria

About

Bria is an intimate and incisive labor of love from multi-instrumentalists Bria Salmena and Duncan Hay Jennings. Catapulted by a deep sense of dread and confusion in the depths of 2020, Salmena decided to forgo writing her own music. “I wanted to listen for what might reflect my life back to me,” she says, “six tracks that could be my mirror.” The result is a pointillistic knockout of an EP that weaves a landscape both luscious and a little rogue; showing us exactly what good songs can do. Cuntry Covers Vol. 1 houses it all: well-worn favorites and lesser-known gems.

Bria’s first release is a homage to songs that brought solace and relief in the stillness of 2020; as performed by Karen Dalton, Waylon Jennings, John Cale, Lucinda Williams, The Walker Brothers and Mistress Mary.

Salmena and Jennings have toured for years as members of Toronto four-piece FRIGS, whose 2018 debut Basic Behaviour was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize. Making a mark in diverse genres from country to punk, both play as permanent members of Orville Peck’s band.

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Releases

2 releases · data from Discogs

Cuntry Covers Vol. 2

2023

Cuntry Covers Vol. 1

2021

Setlists

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2023

2021

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November 10, 2023

Pappy & Harriet's Palace

Pioneertown, California, United States

1. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)(Frankie Valli cover)
2. Dreaming My Dreams With You(Allen Reynolds cover)
3. I Dream a Highway(Gillian Welch cover)
4. Green Rocky Road(Karen Dalton cover)
5. Fruits of My Labour(Lucinda Williams cover)
6. Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?(Paula Cole cover)
7. Why'd Ya Do It(The Rundfunk Orchestra & Choir, Tim Curry: The Prosecutor, Thomas Dolby: Teacher, Ute Lemper: The Wife, Marianne Faithful: The Mother, Albert Finney: The Judge cover)

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May 7, 2023

Rainbow Room

New York, New York, United States

1. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)(Frankie Valli cover)
2. Dreaming My Dreams With You(Allen Reynolds cover)
3. B.O.B.
4. I Dream a Highway(Gillian Welch cover)
5. Green Rocky Road(Karen Dalton cover)
6. Twilight
7. Fruits of My Labour(Lucinda Williams cover)
8. Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?(Paula Cole cover)
9. Why'd Ya Do It(The Rundfunk Orchestra & Choir, Tim Curry: The Prosecutor, Thomas Dolby: Teacher, Ute Lemper: The Wife, Marianne Faithful: The Mother, Albert Finney: The Judge cover)

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March 18, 2023

Horseshoe Tavern

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)(Frankie Valli cover)
2. Dreaming My Dreams With You(Allen Reynolds cover)
3. When You Know Why You're Happy(Mary Margaret O’Hara cover)
4. B.O.B.
5. I Dream a Highway(Gillian Welch cover)
6. Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)(Loretta Lynn cover)
7. Green Rocky Road(Karen Dalton cover)
8. Twilight
9. Fruits of My Labour(Lucinda Williams cover)
10. Why'd Ya Do It(The Rundfunk Orchestra & Choir, Tim Curry: The Prosecutor, Thomas Dolby: Teacher, Ute Lemper: The Wife, Marianne Faithful: The Mother, Albert Finney: The Judge cover)
11. Buffalo Ballet(John Cale cover)
12. Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?(Paula Cole cover)

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March 9, 2023

Zebulon Cafe

Los Angeles, California, United States

1. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)(Frankie Valli cover)
2. Dreaming My Dreams With You(Allen Reynolds cover)
3. When You Know Why You're Happy(Mary Margaret O’Hara cover)
4. B.O.B.
5. I Dream a Highway(Gillian Welch cover)
6. Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)(Loretta Lynn cover)
7. Green Rocky Road(Karen Dalton cover)
8. Twilight
9. Fruits of My Labour(Lucinda Williams cover)
10. Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?(Paula Cole cover)
11. Why'd Ya Do It(The Rundfunk Orchestra & Choir, Tim Curry: The Prosecutor, Thomas Dolby: Teacher, Ute Lemper: The Wife, Marianne Faithful: The Mother, Albert Finney: The Judge cover)