Quick Facts
Biography
Kris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, she now lives in Western Massachusetts, is an active member of the Boston folk scene, and tours internationally. She has released six full-length solo albums and two EPs on Signature Sounds Recordings. Delmhorst is married to fellow singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, with whom she had a daughter in 2008. She occasionally performs as part of the collective Redbird with Jeffrey Foucault and Peter Mulvey.
In the press
“moody, euphoric, and transcendent” -LA Times “bold and brilliant” -Boston Globe “Delmhorst has become a favorite among music fans who like to be challenged as well as entertained.” – Music Box Online “a work of lo-fi beauty… evidence of an artist taking flight” -Boston Herald “As seamless and brave as it is brilliantly creative” -Irish Times “a gorgeous, tender, evocative voice and a textured and varied musical palette” -Amazon
“warm and immediately accessible” … “a voice that breathes through the speakers” -All Music
Biography
Blood Test
Delmhorst’s seventh album, Blood Test releases on Signature Sounds on May 13, 2014. It is her first of original music since 2008′s album Shotgun Singer.
CARS
In 2011, Delmhorst gathered instrumentalists and singers from across the Boston/Cambridge music scene, including The Cars’ keyboardist Greg Hawkes, to record a covers album dedicated to music by the proto-punk new wave band The Cars.
Shotgun Singer
In 2008, Delmhorst released a collection of original recordings noted for its artistic vibe, instrumentation and alternative aesthetic, compared to previous recordings that focused more heavily on vocals and lyrics.
Strange Conversation
In 2006, Delmhorst took the words of poems by writers such as Lord Byron, George Eliot and Edna St. Vincent Millay, and set them to original music.
Collaborations
Delmhorst has recorded vocals, fiddle and cello on over 50 albums from artists such as Peter Wolf, Mary Gauthier, Chris Smither and Lori McKenna, and also records and performs with Jeffrey Foucault and Peter Mulvey as Redbird.
2003 ‘’Redbird’’
In 2003, Delmhorst, Foucault, and Peter Mulvey released an album entitled Redbird.
1999 ‘’Vinal Avenue String Band’’
In 1999, she released a live album with The Vinal Avenue String Band, consisting of herself, Sean Staples, and Ry Cavanaugh.
1998 ‘’RESPOND’’
She was involved in producing 1998's Respond compilation, a fundraiser for domestic violence groups, and it included her song Weatherman.
Discography
Solo albums
- 1998 - Appetite
- 2001 - Five Stories
- 2003 - Songs for a Hurricane
- 2006 - Strange Conversation
- 2008 - Shotgun Singer
- 2011 - CARS
- 2014 - Blood Test
EPs
- 2000 - Oddlot (Live EP)
- 2008 - Horses Swimming (EP)
Redbird
with Peter Mulvey and Jeffrey Foucault
- 2003 - Redbird
- 2010 - Live at the Cafe Carpe (live album)
Vinal Avenue String Band
with Sean Staples and Ry Cavanaugh
- 1999 -Live at Tir na nÓg
Other contributions
- WYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 - On Air Performances (2002) - "Little Wings"