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'''Barbara Brousal''' is a [[Boston, Massachusetts]] based [[singer-songwriter]]. She sings, plays [[guitar]] and [[mandolin]] and composed songs on four [[children's music|children's albums]] with [[Dan Zanes]] [[Dan Zanes and Friends|and Friends]] including the [[Grammy]] winner ''Catch That Train''. Additionally, she toured with Dan Zanes and Friends from 2000 to the fall of 2006. Web site: [http://www.barbarabrousal.com]


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The [[Disney Channel]] have extensively featured a video of Brousal performing (with Dan Zanes) her own composition called "Malti." [http://disney.go.com/disneychannel/playhouse/danzanes/dz_video.html]
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'''Barbara Brousal''' (born October 6, 1966) is a [[Boston]], Massachusetts–based singer-songwriter, teacher, and politician. She sings, plays guitar and [[mandolin]] and has composed songs on four [[children's music|children's albums]] with [[Dan Zanes]] [[Dan Zanes and Friends|and Friends]] including the [[Grammy]]-winner ''Catch That Train''. Additionally, she toured with Dan Zanes and Friends from 2000 to the fall of 2006.


Brousal has also released three solo albums of original material, ''Breathing Down Your Neck'' (1996), ''Pose While It Pops'' (2000), and ''Just About Perfect'' (2002). Her songs have appeared on the [[soap opera]] ''[[One Life to Live]]'' and in the [[independent film]] ''[[Hold This]].''[http://www.danzanes.com/pages/cool_things.php]
Brousal has also released three solo albums of original material, ''Breathing Down Your Neck'' (1996), ''Pose While It Pops'' (2000), and ''Just About Perfect'' (2002).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/barbara-brousal-mn0000787475/discography|title=Barbara Brousal {{!}} Album Discography|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> Her songs have appeared on the soap opera ''[[One Life to Live]]'' and in the [[independent film]] ''[[Hold This]].''


Brousal wrote the music for the play Brooklyn Bridge, by playwright [[Melissa James Gibson]], and performed in its premier at the [[Children's Theatre Company]] in Minneapolis, MN.
Brousal wrote the music for the play Brooklyn Bridge, by playwright [[Melissa James Gibson]], and performed in its premier at the [[Children's Theatre Company]] in Minneapolis, MN.


In 2014, Brousal, under her married name of Barbara Brousal-Glaser, was elected as an Alderman in the city of [[Newton, Massachusetts]] in a special election in September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Morrison|first1=Jim|title=Ward 3 elects Brousal-Glaser in alderman's race|url=http://newton.wickedlocal.com/article/20140909/NEWS/140906579|website=Newton TAB|publisher=Wicked Local|accessdate=September 10, 2016}}</ref>
Brousal is also sister to Singer/Songwriter and Voice Actor [[Eric Stuart]], and step-daughter to writer [[William Hogeland]].

Brousal is also sister to singer-songwriter and voice actor [[Eric Stuart]], and step-daughter to writer [[William Hogeland]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Shepherd|first=Stefan|title=Barbara Brousal is Back!|url=http://www.zooglobble.com/blog/2011/4/1/barbara-brousal-is-back.html|work=Zooglobble|accessdate=October 13, 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.barbarabrousal.com www.barbarabrousal.com]
*[http://www.danzanes.com/pages/cool_things.php Bio, Festival Five Records], retrieved August 2006
*[http://www.zooglobble.com/archives/2006/09/interview_dan_zanes.html Interview: Dan Zanes] on Zoogooble, retrieved February 16, 2007


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.barbarabrousal.com Barbara Brousal Official Website]
*[http://disney.go.com/disneychannel/playhouse/danzanes/dz_video.html ''Malti'' video] a song written and sung by Barbara Brousal; performed with Dan Zanes & Friends

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Latest revision as of 04:30, 3 August 2023

Barbara Brousal
Born (1966-10-06) October 6, 1966 (age 58)
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresChildren's
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, mandolin, vocals
Websitewww.barbarabrousal.com

Barbara Brousal (born October 6, 1966) is a Boston, Massachusetts–based singer-songwriter, teacher, and politician. She sings, plays guitar and mandolin and has composed songs on four children's albums with Dan Zanes and Friends including the Grammy-winner Catch That Train. Additionally, she toured with Dan Zanes and Friends from 2000 to the fall of 2006.

Brousal has also released three solo albums of original material, Breathing Down Your Neck (1996), Pose While It Pops (2000), and Just About Perfect (2002).[1] Her songs have appeared on the soap opera One Life to Live and in the independent film Hold This.

Brousal wrote the music for the play Brooklyn Bridge, by playwright Melissa James Gibson, and performed in its premier at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, MN.

In 2014, Brousal, under her married name of Barbara Brousal-Glaser, was elected as an Alderman in the city of Newton, Massachusetts in a special election in September 2014.[2]

Brousal is also sister to singer-songwriter and voice actor Eric Stuart, and step-daughter to writer William Hogeland.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Barbara Brousal | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Morrison, Jim. "Ward 3 elects Brousal-Glaser in alderman's race". Newton TAB. Wicked Local. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Shepherd, Stefan. "Barbara Brousal is Back!". Zooglobble. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
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