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With her debut full-length album Love and Guts, Rhode Island singer-songwriter Kara McKee emerges as a powerful new voice in contemporary folk/Americana, pairing timeless songwriting with modern indie-folk production reminiscent of Gillian Welch, Jason Isbell, and Lori McKenna.
Written in the aftermath of her grandmother’s death at 96, Love and Guts is a record about grief, resilience, and the courage to remain open-hearted. The album opens with “Goodbye,” a song about the words left unsaid at the edge of loss, and closes with an iPhone recording of McKee’s grandmother offering a simple reminder: “It’s a beautiful day.” In between, McKee explores memory and the fear of who we become without the people who shaped us — ultimately arriving at the album’s central idea: love and guts is how we keep going.
A Rhode Island native, McKee left a 15-year corporate career to pursue music full time. She quickly gained momentum, earning a grant from Club Passim’s Iguana Music Fund, releasing her debut EP, and making her national television debut with a performance on The Voice. She recorded Love and Guts in Nashville, co-producing the album with Thorleifur Davidsson and Nathaniel Smith, whose credits include Watchhouse, Sierra Ferrell, and Kacey Musgraves.
This event will take place at 848 Sidestage at The Historic Park Theatre & Event Center.
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