Kim Richey

The two-time Grammy-nominated Richey is a storyteller par excellence; famed critic Timothy White said about Richey that she “entices you with sad and unembellished music that reveals an original spirit – and then she ensnares you for keeps by making you consider all the noiseless sensations that no songs can ever contain.” Her music is tender, poetic and aching with life’s truths. And then there’s her voice. Pure, arresting and honest, her voice is a perfect instrument with which to paint these intimate pictures.The 15-year musical journey that has led Kim to her latest album Wreck Your Wheels has been a dream run. Aside from her two Grammy nods, she has released five critically acclaimed albums, been listed in the ‘Top 10 Albums of 1999’ in Time Magazine for her album Glimmer, been given 4-stars in Rolling Stone, and named ‘Alt-Country Album Of The Year’ in People Magazine for her album Rise. She has written two #1 singles and had four others hit Top 10. Her songs have been recorded Trisha Yearwood and James Morrison among others, sung on albums by Ryan Adams, Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter, and even appeared on a William Shatner record produced by Ben Folds.

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