Katy Bowser

about

Four score and seven years ago or so, bluegrass, jazz and folk were all gestating in the womb of the southeast US, joining and splitting, creating original American music. Katy Bowser's music is a small reenactment this phenomenon: But they feel obliged to point out that they didn't do any premarital songwriting. All Of My Friends is indeed a Katy Bowser album, but we would be remiss if we didn't discuss the "Kenny factor". Katy and Kenny each had strong musical histories of their own before finding one another. Katy had traveled and performed nationally as an independent artist for seven years, playing her folk/jazz/celtic blend in clubs, coffeehouses, theatres and anything else, including NPR's Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour and Nashville's famed Ryman auditorium. Kenny grew up with a mandolin on his knee in a bluegrass loving family, and toured internationally with grassroots phenomenon Vigilantes of Love during the 90s, a time which included the Buddy Miller produced Audible Sigh album. Since the two crossed paths, it's no surprise that the songs Katy sings began to turn a new set of heads in Nashville. Their high energy, playful performance is one obvious reason- no two shows are alike, and oftentimes a Katy show will suddenly take a turn down memory lane toward one of the many old jazz or country tunes they love, for kicks. But in a town that reveres its history and respects innovation, Katy's singing and Kenny's virtuosity on guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel and most other things with strings have garnered respect and high praise from their peers . And their songs about the golden rule, traveling, overprotective girlfriends, gospel, and forward woman are delighting afficianados and everyday music lovers across the board. After a near miss with a record deal, Katy and Kenny knew exactly what they wanted- right down to the homemade-feeling brown paper bag wrapper with sealing wax. They put their shoulder to the wheel and produced their EP at home- doing it exactly the way they wanted, and taking as long as necessary to do it. "Recording at our home studio meant that when it wasn't quite right, we'd stop and have tea, and wait until it did. Or sleep on it and give it a go over our first cup of coffee". The proof is in the listening: the result is a sonically sweet gem where every note counts, rife with Kenny's mandolin, parlor guitar and pedal steel, Katy's vocals and Jake Bradley's upright bass, and little else.

influences

Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline,

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