Kara Grainger

Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation

Tasteful blues and slide guitar, soulful vocals and a heartfelt approach to songwriting, Kara’s truly unique sound will leave you uplifted!

Enjoy a night under the stars at the most beautiful outdoor music venue on the Emerald Coast. Bring a bottle of wine, your favorite craft beer, some delicious snacks, and a blanket or chair. Food and drinks are available for purchase!6:00 pm – Doors open7:00 pm – Kara GraingerTickets can be purchased at the Door:General Admission $15 per adult, FREE to MKAF members and kids under 12.Want to become an MKAF member? Learn more here: https://mkaf.org/membership/KARA GRAINGER“Talk about star power, a killer voice and guitar skills. She said to the band as much to the audience, “I think tonight, we’ll just play some blues.” Playing slide guitar, Grainger began with rootsy blues, her voice full-bodied with plenty of soul. There was clarity there too with that unmistakable bell tone mixed with grit. We were in for some serious musicianship with Kara Grainger. Her vocals packed a punch and she played monster guitar solos that had the crowd whooping and clapping. Nice to see a female musician kick some a** like that”. - Rock &amp; Blues Muse.Kara’s latest release “Living With Your Ghost”, which was released through Station House Records reached no. 3 on the Billboard Blues album charts and no. 89 on the Americana chart. The album was recorded in Austin Texas and co-produced by Anders Osborne.Her music career began in a small suburban town of Sydney Australia and since then has taken her on an incredible journey throughout the globe. Combining tasteful blues and slide guitar, soulful vocals and a heartfelt approach to songwriting, Kara’s truly unique sound will leave you uplifted, inspired and always wanting more.At the age of 16 Kara joined with her brother Mitch Grainger to form the band “Papa Lips”. The band toured consistently throughout Australia and produced two studio albums that received national air play.The band was heavily influenced by the sounds of Stax recording in Memphis, and by the Funky style of blues and soul that derived from New Orleans.In 2008 Kara signed to Australian label “Craving Records” and was invited to the US by producer David Kalish where she recorded her debut solo album. The recording entitled “Grand and Green River” received critical acclaim and remained in the top 30 of the Americana Charts for 38 straight weeks.Since then Kara has made three further albums whilst residing in the US. In 2011 “LA Blues” was recorded live at Studio City Sound. The cd paid tribute to some of Kara’s earliest blues inspirations and in 2013 Kara recorded and released “Shiver and Sigh” through Los Angeles record label “Eclecto Groove.” The album was produced by Grammy award-winning producer David Z with some of LA’s finest musicians, including Mike Finnigan, Hutch Hutchinson, James Gadson and Kirk Fletcher among others. One of Kara’s touring highlights was performing in Northeast India for the Himalayan Blues Foundation. Her performance at the “18 degrees cultural Festival” introduced the local community to roots and blues music for the very first time.She has traveled to Indonesia several times to perform at the Jakarta International Blues Festival, performing together with her US band and also as a special guest with “The Jakarta all Women Blues Review”.In 2011 she toured Japan, opening the show for “The Swampers and Donnie Fritts”, the infamous house Rhythm section for “Fame Recordings” in Muscle Shoals. She has taken her band to Switzerland where she performed at the Sierre Blues Festival as well as Lucerne. The band has also toured in Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg, and Spain.In 2015 Kara performed at the “Beautiful swamp Festival” in Calais France and also to sell-out crowds on her debut tour of the UK. Another highlight was performing at “Ronnie Scotts”, London’s premier blues and jazz venue.In the US Kara has performed at several Festivals such as The Portland Waterfront Blues Festival, Blues from the Top in Colorado and Austin City Limits. She has also opened the show for many extraordinary acts such as Peter Frampton, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal and Jonny Lang, to name a few.

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