Amythyst Kiah Grammy Award NomineeBluegrassOld TimeCountry
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Gunther Theatre I'll be in Orchestra I'll have a name tag.JAN Meet at entrance 7:30pm
We can meet for dinner beforehand 6pm if you'd like.
Amythyst Kiah (born 11 December 1986)[1] is an American singer-songwriter. Kiah is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee and currently lives in Johnson City. She plays guitar and banjo.She has been touring since 2010 either solo, with a band she called 'Her Chest of Glass' or with her fellow 'Our Native Daughters'.[5]
As of 2022, Kiah has released two solo albums and one EP. She has also appeared (along with Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell) on the album Songs of Our Native Daughters (2019). Kiah earned a 2020 Grammy Award Best American Roots Songnomination for her song "Black Myself".[3]
Kiah is a graduate of East Tennessee State University, where she completed the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program and joined the school's marquee old-time band.[4]