Brandi Carlile. COURTESY PHOTO, Brandi Carlile

Brandi Carlile. COURTESY PHOTO, Brandi Carlile

Maple Valley’s Brandi Carlile to perform on Saturday Night Live

Oct. 23 on NBC

Maple Valley’s Brandi Carlile will perform on NBC’s Saturday Night Live on Oct. 23 when the host is Jason Sudeikis.

Carlile, 40, who released her first album in 2005 at age 23, grew up in Ravensdale and now calls Maple Valley home. She is on tour and will release her latest album “In These Silent Days’ on Oct. 1.

Her song “Crowded Table” won a 2021 Grammy Award for Best Country Song. She won the same award in 2020 for “Bring My Flowers Now.” She won three Grammy Awards in 2019 for Best Americana Album with “By the Way, I Forgive You,” and Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots Performance with “The Joke.”


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