Glowing Review from Canada’s ‘Penguin Eggs’ Magazine
‘North Star’ received a glowing review from Canada’s leading folk and roots magazine ‘Penguin Eggs’, which features the album prominently–calling it ‘an impressive second album’, evocative of Nanci Griffith. The summer edition also features such luminaries as Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings, Rhiannon Giddens and Altan.
KZFR Includes ‘Casey Jones’ in American Roots Feature
KZFR out of Chico, California has included Kyle’s song ‘Casey Jones Whistle Blow’ in a special broadcast on the life of the famed train conductor, and the story behind the infamous American folk ballad. Other artists in the lineup include Jean Ritchie, Dave Van Ronk, Doc Watson & Spider John Koerner. To listen to the special, click here!
‘North Star’ Nominated for Celtic Music Radio Award
The title track off of ‘North Star’ has been nominated in the ‘Roots Traditional’ Category along with Skipper’s Alley and the Henry Girls for the 2014 awards. Celtic Music Radio chose ‘North Star’ as one of their 18 out of 700 to compete in their six categories. To vote for ‘North Star’ click here!
Belgium Radio X Interview
During her 2015 European tour Kyle stopped off in Belgium to chat with Noreen Donovan of Radio X about the new album, Appalachian folklore and poetic license. To listen to the interview in its entirety, along with music clips from a concert including Ron Janssen and Rachel Davis, click here!
‘North Star’ Released in the UK
‘North Star’ released officially in the UK on March 1st and what better way to celebrate than a premier on the famous ‘Mike Harding Folk Show’. Mike played ‘Cairistiona’ on his renowned program and described Kyle as, ‘a voice to die for’. Listen to the podcast in full here!
Kyle to appear on ‘Hometown Alaska’
On February 25th, Kyle will be appearing on Charles Wohlforth’s program ‘Hometown Alaska’ on Alaska’s NPR station–KSKA. Kyle, along with another special guest, will discuss the mix of Alaskan native heritage and other cultural traditions in their music, in a show entitled ‘Crossing Native Culture’. The show will broadcast live at 2:00 p.m. Alaska time, and will be available to re-stream on-line and via podcast.
West Virginia Living Magazine Feature
Recently, West Virginia Living Magazine wrote a gorgeous and informative piece on the influence of Appalachian poet Louise McNeill’s verse in Kyle’s songwriting. To read the the article in its entirety click here!
Folk Radio’s Top 50 of 2014
The list is out and ‘North Star’ was the #45 most played CD of the year on Folk Radio, landing on a good few ‘best of 2014’ lists. With releases in the UK and Europe yet to come. To see the chart in its entirety click here!
Video of the Week on the ‘Bluegrass Situation’
The ‘North Star’ music video was selected as the ‘video of the week’ on the U.S.’s premiere roots website ‘The Bluegrass Situation’. To read a bit on the background of the song, and see the premiere–click here!
Four Star Review from Maverick Magazine
‘North Star’ has received a glowing four-star review from the UK’s premiere country music and roots print magazine-Maverick. To read the review in full click on the ‘press’ page and scroll down on ‘praise’ for ‘North Star’. 