New Album Kickstarter Launch March 7
It gives us great joy to announce that the Kickstarter campaign for Kyle Carey’s fourth full-length studio album, ‘The Last Bough’, produced by Kai Welch will be launching on Tuesday, March 7th. Watch this space and more very soon.
Holiday EP Limited Run Reprinting
A limited run reprinting of Kyle’s popular holiday EP ‘Ash & Amaryllis: Songs for a Winter’s Night’ will be available again this holiday season. If you would like to order a copy of ‘Ash & Amaryllis’ you can do so by visiting Kyle’s store.
New Single Out June 18th
Kyle will be releasing a new single on June 18th via her own Americelta Records label. You can find ‘Mo Dhuilichinn’ on all streaming sites by clicking here.
Kyle to Record Holiday EP
Kyle will be heading back into the studio in October to begin work on a brand new holiday EP. ‘Sitheil an Oidhche’ or ‘Peaceful Night’ will be produced by renowned engineer Julie Last (Joni Mithchell, Shawn Colvin, The Indigo Girls) and will be recorded in Woodstock, NY. Watch this space for further updates!
Kyle Included in ‘Rough Guide to Women of the World’
Kyle’s song ‘Tillie Sage’ has been included in the World Music Network’s new compilation album the ‘Rough Guide to Women of the World’. The collection also includes Europe’s foremost Indian Violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, Cameroon singer Sally Nyolo and Madagascar Blues artist Lala Njava. The album can be purchased via Amazon and at your local Barnes & Noble Bookstore.
PopMatters 20 Best Folk Albums of 2018
‘The Art of Forgetting’ has been chosen by PopMatters as one of their 20 best folk albums of 2018, along with ‘I’m With Her’, ‘First Aid Kit’, ‘The Milk Carton Kids’ and Amy Helm. Says critic Jonathan Frahm, ‘Lending a mindful ear to proceedings, it’s clear and quickly uncovered that Carey’s musical fusion is far more than a gimmick – it’s something innate and uniquely hers that offers an intangibly captivating spice to her work.’ To read the article in full click here.
New Review from Netherland’s ‘Blues Magazine’
‘The Art of Forgetting’ has received a glowing review from the Netherland’s leading Blues Magazine, which calls the album, ‘a journey through beauty and tradition’. To read the review in full, click – here.
Mini Appalachian Tour
Kyle has just completed a 25+ city tour of the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and the UK with shows reaching record attendance in Europe. In July Kyle will travel to North Carolina for a collection of intimate solo shows—re-connecting with the Appalachian roots of her ‘Gaelic Americana’. Show details are available via ‘Eventbrite’.
Billboard, Euro-Americana, NACC & Folk Radio Charts
The first charts of 2018 charts are in and ‘The Art of Forgetting’ has landed on nearly all of them, premiering at #9 on Billboard’s Heatseeker’s North East charts, #24 for the February Euro-Americana charts, at #12 on the NACC charts and at #3 on the Folk Radio charts – with Kyle’s song ‘For Your Journey’ tallying as the #1 song on Folk Radio for the month of January.
‘Americana Express’ Premieres ‘Siubhail a Rùin’
Americana Express has premiered Kyle and Dirk Powell’s innovative version of the traditional Irish ballad ‘Siubhail a Rùin’ – featuring Rhiannon Giddens on backing vocals and Kai Welch on brass. To hear ‘Siubhail’ with New Orleans swing (like you never have before) click here.