Bio

PJ Brunson's musical career began around the age of five when she climbed a tree and wrote her first love song (borrowing the melody from the Love Theme from "Exodus"). She performed her first public gig at the age of 16 and shortly afterward,  made her first television appearance on a local A.M. in Columbia program. Since those humble beginnings, she has toured the Southeast, opening for the likes of Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, Tim Sparks, Peter Finger, and the Charlotte Pops. She has performed at festivals, corporate events, listening rooms, coffeehouses, restaurants and private events, gathering faithful fans along the way.

PJ is an award-winning songwriter, having placed in national and regional competitions.  Her compositions cross multiple genres, but most fall into the category of country/folk/Americana songs, and new age piano and guitar instrumentals. She is a BMI affiliate.

PJ's voice has been compared to Joan Baez and Ann Murray and one listener wrote, "I must admit that your voice entertained my ears much like a rare port entertains my tongue, smooth and rich with subtle flavors of nature."  She is a classically-trained guitarist with a unique finger-picking style. She is also an accomplished pianist. 

PJ was influenced from a very early age by her guitar-picking grandfather who would nightly croon love songs  from the living room while she sat at his knee.  Since then she has been constantly growing as a musician soaking up influences from every genre of music.  They all molded PJ in some way, making her today a seasoned performer comfortable in many acoustic genres. Her performances of witty, heart-felt original music are peppered with covers by artists she respects like Joan Baez , Simon and Garfunkel, Indigo Girls, Green Day, James Taylor, Alison Krauss, and Mary Chapin Carpenter. Her repartee with an audience is relaxed and convivial. She’s equally comfortable in the spotlight or as soothing musical atmosphere.

PJ's debut CD, "Come Hell or High Water" has received airplay from various radio stations across the United States and Europe. One listener wrote of the collection, "A well-done recording of heartfelt tunes about people like you and me, our fathers, mothers, and grandparents. PJ knows how to tell a story, and hold our attention. And after the song is over, it's still there in our head, to be played over and over again."