Amythyst Kiah in Concert
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Amythyst Kiah
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2017
Time: 7:30 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
Advance Tickets: $10.00 Day of Show: $12.00

Description:
Floyd Country Store presents Amythyst Kiah in concert on Saturday, February 18, 2017.

Enjoy a live show with alt-country blues singer and songwriter Amythyst Kiah.

Amythyst Kiah is a Southern Gothic, alt-country blues singer and songwriter based out of Johnson City, TN, which has been her permanent residence for nearly a decade. She has been performing in what is known as the Tri-Cities (Bristol, TN/VA, Johnson City, TN, Kingsport, TN) and in various parts of Southwest Virginia.

Not only are her influences eclectic, but they span across decades. She draws heavily on Old Time music (Mississippi Sheiks, Son House, Jimmie Rodgers, Olla Belle Reed, Carter Family) and is inspired by vocal stylings of R&B and country music from the '50s-'70s (Big Mama Thornton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mahalia Jackson, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn). She also draws heavily from contemporary artists that have similar powerful vocal integrity (Adele, Florence and the Machine, Megan Jean and the KFB, Janelle Monae, Thom Yorke, Tori Amos, Bonnie Raitt). Needless to say, Amythyst has got a lot of tools in her vocal tool box, and is also well on her way to join the powerhouse vocalist pantheon.

She has opened for such acts as Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott, The Duhks, Megan Jean and the KFB, and has played the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival 2012 alongside the Ebony Hillbillies and Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, and has performed on Music City Roots. She has also performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, DC and traveled Scotland and the UK performing at a number of major festivals including the Southern Fried Festival, the Cambridge Folk Festival, Edinburgh Jazz Festival, and SummerTyne Americana Festival.

Links:

• http://amythystkiah.com
• https://www.facebook.com/amythystkiah
• https://www.twitter.com/amythystkiah
• https://www.instagram.com/amythystkiah/

To purchase tickets in advance and online, visit: http://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/amythyst-kiah-live-february-18-2017.

For more information, visit: http://www.floydcountrystore.com or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563.

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