Kris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from

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, New York City, United States, she now lives in

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, is an active member of the

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scene, and tours internationally. She has released eight full-length solo albums and two EPs on Signature Sounds Recordings.

Biography

Delmhorst released '' Appetite'', her first album, in 1998, the same year she was involved in producing the ''Respond'' compilation, a fundraiser for domestic violence groups. It included her song ''Weatherman''. In 1999, she released a live album with The Vinal Avenue String Band, consisting of herself, Sean Staples, and Ry Cavanaugh. Her second solo album, '' Five Stories'', was released in 2001 and was well received. In 2005, Delmhorst,

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, and

Peter Mulvey Peter Mulvey (born September 6, 1969) is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critic ...

released an album entitled ''

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''. The trio released a live album in 2011. In 2006, Delmhorst took the words of poems by writers such as Lord Byron, George Eliot and Edna St. Vincent Millay, and set them to original music. Delmhorst released '' Shotgun Singer'' in 2008, a collection of original recordings noted for its artistic vibe, instrumentation and alternative aesthetic, compared to previous recordings that focused more heavily on vocals and lyrics. In 2011, Delmhorst gathered instrumentalists and singers from across the Boston/Cambridge music scene, including The Cars’ keyboardist

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, to record a covers album dedicated to music by the new wave band

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. Delmhorst's seventh album, ''Blood Test'' was released on Signature Sounds on May 13, 2014. It is her first of original music since her 2008 album ''Shotgun Singer''. Delmhorst has recorded vocals, fiddle and cello on over 50 albums from artists such as Peter Wolf,

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, Chris Smither and

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. Delmhorst is married to fellow singer-songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, with whom she had a daughter in 2008. She occasionally performs as part of the collective

with Foucault and Mulvey.

Discography

Solo albums

* 1998 – '' Appetite'' * 2001 – '' Five Stories'' * 2003 – ''

Songs for a Hurricane ''Songs for a Hurricane'' is an album by singer/songwriter Kris Delmhorst, released in 2003. Reception Music critic Joe Viglione wrote in his Allmusic "This artist is subtle in her approach with music that comes up behind you and a voice that b ...

'' * 2006 – ''

Strange Conversation ''Strange Conversation'' is an album by singer/songwriter Kris Delmhorst, released in 2006. History Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Delmhorst takes on setting some works of famous poets to music along with her own original compositions. The ...

'' * 2008 – '' Shotgun Singer'' * 2011 – ''CARS'' * 2014 – ''Blood Test'' * 2017 – ''The Wild'' * 2020 – ''Long Day in the Milky Way''

EPs

* 2000 – ''Oddlot'' (Live EP) * 2008 – ''Horses Swimming'' (EP)

Redbird

with

and

* 2005 – ''

'' * 2010 – ''

Live at the Cafe Carpe ''Live at the Cafe Carpe'' (or more completely ''Live at the Cafe Carpe: Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, December 2008 & 2009'') is a live recording by Redbird (Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst and Peter Mulvey), released in 2011. Reception Writing fo ...

'' (live album)

Vinal Avenue String Band

with Sean Staples and Ry Cavanaugh * 1999 -''Live at Tir na nÓg''

Other contributions

*''WYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 – On Air Performances'' (2002) – "Little Wings"

In the press

*“moody, euphoric, and transcendent” – ''

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'' *"bold and brilliant" – ''

Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

'' *"Delmhorst has become a favorite among music fans who like to be challenged as well as entertained." – Music Box Online *"a work of lo-fi beauty… evidence of an artist taking flight" – '' Boston Herald'' *"As seamless and brave as it is brilliantly creative" – ''

Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...

'' *"warm and immediately accessible" … "a voice that breathes through the speakers" –

AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...

References

External links

Official WebsiteKris Delmhorst Guitar Chords
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