Favourite Girl is the new project led by British songwriter Katy Vernon. Katy has been performing original melodic folk pop for over 25 years in the Twin Cities and in the UK.
This new project builds upon her catchy songwriting and turns everything up to 11!
This almost exclusively female powered rock band performs bold and exciting songs with a feminist and timeless approach. Taking on the old boys music club and having fun with it.
Favourite Girl will have you dancing, singing, and leaving audiences feeling empowered to be their truest selves.
Band Bio:
The inspiration for Favourite Girl as a song and as a band is that everyone deserves to be somebody’s favourite (british spelling) . Even if it’s just your own!
Don’t let anyone tell you that you have nothing to say. Don’t practice music in your basement and wait until it’s perfect to get out there and share it. Don’t let anyone tell you that you are too old or not pretty enough, or any of the awful messages we receive online and in society. Just do it! I have a pin on my ukulele strap that says ‘Lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre white man” and I try to embody that everytime I write and play. I have held myself back and apologized for my own ambition for too long. Now I want to celebrate that. It has inspired me to write songs that make me feel better about myself and hopefully translate that to the audience. I think there is power in a woman in her 50’s having the most fun of her life and inviting others along for the party!!
It’s such a privilege to have a band. I never take it for granted that people climb onboard to play the songs I’ve written. They are such a talented and more importantly supportive group of humans. I am really inspired by the wave of female bands in town and globally and it’s exciting to be a part of that with a mostly female lineup.
Help Favourite Girl make their debut record! GoFundMe now active
Introducing your new Favourite Girl – Dissonance Blog
Press Kit:
Music In Minnesota interview 6/3/24
WCCO tv interview and solo song 6/4/24
Backup Plan Live at Lowertown Sounds June 2024
Gig List
Friday January 3. Favourite Girl single release at the Aster Cafe. 9pm.
Saturday, February 15. 2025 Big Turn Fest.
Currently recording our debut record. Gigs will be posted as they are confirmed.
THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support our big single release show. All the ticket money went to the artists that performed. Our thanks go out to Former Crush, Mayda, Annie & The Bang Bang. Also huge thanks to the board of Dissonance for helping with running the show. Sound and lights provided by David J Russ at It’s A Secret LLC and Don Romain.
Band lineup:
Katy Vernon – Ukulele/Vocals
Barb Brynstad – Bass/Vocals
Allie Pikala – Lead Guitar/Vocals
Alyse Emanuel – Drums/Vocals
Paul Odegaard – Trumpet
Some of you already know that I launched a new band at the end of last year. It’s been a dream of mine for a couple of years now to do something new and fresh.
As the end of the Katy Vernon Band happened after the pandemic I realized I was not done. I will never be done. Telling stories, expressing myself, and learning how to be better at playing and writing music
I also felt a fire in my belly to play louder and really throw myself into a rock band! So I started one. It’s proudly feminist and bold. My songwriting still, but turned up to 11. I have surrounded myself with talented female players (Alongside the ever wonderful Paul Odegaard) and we are gearing up for more shows.
Some of you may have already seen us at the HiFI Alley show in October and we also played the Ghostnotes Dissonance event in November.
In April played at The Parkway with our new lineup and had such a blast opening up for the funny feminist movie 9-5.
come see us play sometime.
