Kathy Chiavola

Kathy has toured the US, UK, Europe, Japan extensively and was the first bluegrass artist to perform in the Faroe Islands. "It was nothing less than a volcano of a concert, a country and bluegrass victory, where the acoustic instruments and a big voice filled every corner." in the Faroes to Castleford, England "nothing short of incredible", to Kenilworth, England "The audience - not all bluegrass fans, were captivated....Awesome." Kathy is scheduled to release her fourth album SOMEHOW, in March of 2006. It is her first recording of all original songs and incorporates diverse influences; bluegrass, blues, jazz, Latin, and country with an extraordinary cast of musicians including Victor Wooten, Edgar Meyer, Darrell Scott, Stuart Duncan, Jeff Coffin, Joey Misculin, Rob Ickes, and flamenco greats Chuscales and Yiyi. Kathy was voted 1995’s Outstanding Background Vocalist in the Nashville Music Awards and has sung on hundreds of recordings with Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Tammy Wynette, Kathy Mattea, Garth Brooks, Emmylou Harris and Bill Monroe. She was the television voice of State Farm Insurance and Country Time Lemonade for several years.

Nashville is my home.