Indie, acoustic folk rock

9 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Folk Pop



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Jessica Kilroy grew up in Big Sky country, Montana, working hard at everything she's ever set her mind to. She's fought forest fires across the nation, aided abandoned and orphaned children in Mexico, endured frost bite in the backcountry of Montana while leading at-risk youth in wilderness therapy, climbed the Tetons and big walls of Zion and Yosemite, trekked across South East Asia to scale the limestone cliffs of Southern Thailand... and smelled the sweet salty air of the Irish shoreline. Raised in a very modest home, she learned at an early age that there is no short cut to the top of any mountain. She has fought hard to overcome many, and strives to help others overcome mountains of their own through compassion and music. Her passion is life, adventure, people and foremost, music. Through all of her experiences, Kilroy has always had her guitar by her side, capturing each moment with heartfelt lyrics and a soulful, genuine sound from a voice that Bluesman Guy Davis once described as "beautiful and pure, it takes me somewhere deep, and way back". Kilroy first picked up a guitar when she was only 13 years old and never put it down. In March of 2000, four of Kilroy's original songs were featured on an independent film about the issues of alcoholism called "Finding out", by Kevin Woods. In 2004, Kilroy released her first solo album "Before Dawn", comprised of all original material and recorded in Trego Montana by Michael Atherton. She has performed solo across the nation as well as with many reputable performers. In 2005 she was invited to play at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee after Skip Ewing, award-winning Nashville songwriter, saw her performing her original songs at the legendary Jackson Hole Hootenani. Ewing said "Jessica's voice is honest and pure, it's nothing like I've ever heard before. She's a 21st century Emmy Lou Harris". Kilroy flew to Nashville where she performed at the Bluebird with Ewing, Victor Krauss, Pat Flynn, Barry Walsh and Tommy Harding. Kilroy has performed with Guy Davis, Nerak Roth Patterson, Walt Michaels and Lea Gilmore (all world-class artists), on a number of occations including AACW's Blues and Jazz festival, in Yellowsprings, Ohio (hosted by comedian David Chapelle) and Common Ground Folk Festival in Westminister, Maryland. Nerak Roth Patterson describes Kilroy as "One of the generations leading female songwriters."