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Seductive, distinctly modern take on roots, blues and soul Kara Grainger With sultry. mesmerizing vo- cals, engaging songwriting talent, and fiery slide guitar work, Kara Grainger boasts an impressive set of skills. This Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist may evoke com- parisons to Bonnie Raitt, but she bears a style all her own, a For booking, contact Road Dawg at: relentlessly seductive, distinctly modern take on roots, Doug Tackett- 303-670-9950 blues and soul music.. [email protected] In 2008 Kara released her debut solo recording " Grand View our complete roster at: and Green River". Co produced www.road-dawg.com in the US with David Kalish (Rickie Lee Jones, Los Lobos, Jason Mraz), the album stayed in the top 30 of the Americana Charts for 38 straight weeks. Two further albums have fol- lowed: ”LA Blues", performed live at Studio City Sound, and 2013's "Shiver and Sigh", produced by Grammy-Award-winning producer David Z. Kara has extensively toured internationally. She's performed at the Jakarta International Blues Festival, toured Japan with "The Swampers and Donnie Fritts”, and taken her band to Switzerland for the Lucerne Blues Festival and the The Sierre Blues Festival’. She also has toured in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, France, India and Spain. In the US, Kara has performed at The Portland Waterfront Blues Festival, Blues from the Top in Colorado and the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Road Dawg Touring Co. She has also opened for many extraordinary acts such as Peter Frampton, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal and Jonny Lang to name a few. PO Box 2835 Evergreen, CO, 80437 United States 2008 Winner, Best Roots CD, “Grand and Green River”, Indie Acoustic Phone: 303-670-9950 Project (IAP) Awards E-mail: [email protected] .

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