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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
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| 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 |
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