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KARA GRAINGER FACT SHEET

www.karagrainger.com

“… GRAND AND GREEN RIVER … is indeed rich, full and lush,
a …rootsy record, chock full of the blues, a slight pop undertone,
all overlaid with her haunting voice — a debut to be proud of. … ”
— Rhythms (Australia)

Born/Residence:	Sydney, Australia/Los Angeles
Musical Idioms:	Blues, Americana, folk, acoustic soul
New Album:	GRAND AND GREEN RIVER (Craving Records; Aug. 19, 2008)
Emphasis Tracks:	“Bring Me Back,” “On My Way,” “Sky is Falling”
Album Credits:	Produced by David Kalish Co-produced by Kara Grainger and Barrie Maguire Recorded by Mark Johnson, Shane Smith and David Kalish at Village Studios, Los Angeles, and Redstar Recording, Silverlake Mixed by David Kalish and Barrie Maguire at Redstar and Joe Chicarelli at Soundworks, San Francisco Mastered by Joe Gastwirt; Horns arranged by Lee Thornburg Cover designed by Charlie Terrell Photography by Tahisha Hicks and Hugh Hamilton
The Players:	Kara Grainger — lead vocals; electric, slide & acoustic guitars Gary Ferguson, Richie Hayward, Tom Breckline, Pete Thomas — drums Reggie McBride, Barrie Maguire (and flute), Dan Rothchild — bass Joel Guzman (Wurlitzer, piano, and accordion), Jeff Young (Hammond, Wurlitzer, clavinet) — keys Mitch Grainger — harmonica David Kalish — electric guitar, Dobro; vocals Lee Thornburg — trumpet Craig Eastman — mandolin, strings Arnold McCuller, David Lasley — vocals
Joined by:	Amos Lee — vocals duet, “On My Way” Lara Goodridge, Ernie Halter, Sky Nicholas — vocals Stuart Hunter — piano, Hammond David Leach — percussion Hamish Stuart — drums Jonathan Zwartz — bass Eric Johnson — electric guitar; Paulie Cerra — saxophone
Record Label:	Craving Records, New South Wales, Australia; www.cravingrecords.com
US Distribution:	MRI Associated Labels/RED; www.redmusic.com
Of Note:	* Grainger premiered on “ME Live! From Austin” program on ME Television on June 14. * Scheduled to play at Toyota National Country Music Muster in Australia in August * Performed at 2007 Austin City Limits Music Festival, Americana Music Festival & Conference, International Folk Alliance Conference * Grainger’s music in approximately 100 Starbucks across Australia and in 7,000 U.S. Starbucks as part of in-store “Contemporary Grind” * “On My Way” earned honorable mention in International Songwriting Competition * Tour experience: Japan; opening for Eric Johnson at LA’s House of Blues and across Australia, opening for Little Feat, Amos Lee, Jeff Lang and Robben Ford there, and playing festivals with brother Mitch in band Grainger * Additional information: http://www.mcguckinpr.com/mcguckin/karagrainger/karagrainger.htm
Media Contact:	McGuckin Entertainment PR Heidi Labensart, 512.478.0578; heidi@mcguckinpr.com Jill McGuckin, 512.217.9404; jill@mcguckinpr.com
Management:	Karen Scott, 212.995.1779; k2scott@mac.com
Booking Agent :	Brandon DeMaris, DeMaris Entertainment, 512.961.6355; brandon@demarisentertainment.com