Amythyst Kiah – studio session at The Current for Radio Heartland (music + interview)

Опубликовано 23 июля 2023, 11:00

Amythyst Kiah is a singer-songwriter from Chattanooga, Tenn., who is one of the biggest up-and-coming artists in Americana music today. The release of her 2021 album, "Wary + Strange" (on @rounderrecords), advanced her solo career after Kiah first gained recognition as part of Our Native Daughters, a supergroup comprising Kiah, Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla and Allison Russell, whose live performance of Kiah’s song, “Black Myself,” at the 2019 Americana Honors and Awards ceremony in Nashville remains unforgettable to all who saw the performance in person or on video.

Kiah has been busily on tour in support of her solo work, which included a concert at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis on Wednesday, July 5. Earlier that day, Kiah and her band visited The Current studio for a session with Radio Heartland’s Mike Pengra. Kiah played a couple of songs from Wary + Strange, and also treated us to a radio debut of her new song, “Empire of Love.”

Watch and listen to the complete session above.

Video Segments
00:00:00 Fancy Drones (Fracture Me)
00:03:39 Wild Turkey
00:08:13 Empire of Love
00:12:05 Interview with host Mike Pengra

Musicians
Amythyst Kiah – vocals, guitar
Chris Collier – guitar, vocals
Austin Drewry – drums
Emma Lambiase – bass, vocals

Credits
Guest – @AmythystKiah
Host – Mike Pengra
Producer – Derrick Stevens
Video Editor – Evan Clark
Camera Operators – Christian Ankrum; Micah Kopecky
Audio – Eric Xu Romani
Graphics – Natalia Toledo
Digital Producer – Luke Taylor

You rely on The Current to keep you connected to the music you love, and we rely on you to power this station. Everything you find here is only possible because of listener support. Give now at: support.mpr.org/youtube

Subscribe to our channel:
youtube.com/user/893TheCurrent...

Like/Follow:
facebook.com/TheCurrent
twitter.com/TheCurrent
instagram.com/thecurrent
tiktok.com/@thecurrent.org

#amythystkiah #rounderrecords