SXSW 2005 Showcasing Artists
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K/R featuring Rosie Flores and Katy Moffatt
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ABOUT KATY MOFFATT and ROSIE FLORES…
Now together, for the first time, with ten years in the making, these two dynamic ladies have finally recorded their first duet project, of mostly original material, produced by rock legend Wendy Waldman. This amazing recording by K/R, hoping to be released in 2005, features musicians Greg Leisz on acoustic and slide guitar, Kenny Edwards on bass and drummer Scott Babcock. Michael Boshears served as Master Engineer. Katy Moffatt and Rosie Flores have honed their brand of country influenced roots music by performing periodically, as a duoover the last decade. On the road the pair has been lauded for their lilting vocal harmonies, reflective of The Everley Brothers, and their accomplished musicianship on rhythm and lead guitar. Moffatt and Flores met in the early 80’s, while working on the compilation album “A Town South of Bakersfield,” with Dwight Yoakam. They quickly established a friendship and mutual respect for each other’s music, songwriting and storytelling capabilities. The songs they have co-created over the years, reflect the strengths and vulnerabilities in all of us and cut straight into our hearts with fearlessness, grit and humor. With fourteen releases to her credit, Katy Moffatt is one of the most respected artists in western, country folk, rock and blues. Her two releases on Columbia Records, a self-titled debut album and “Kissin’ In The California Sun,” were recently reissued on compact disc. Her current release “Cowboy Girl” on Western Jubilee Records/Shanachie Records explores her Fort Worth, Texas roots. Additional recordings include “Angel Town,” “Child Bride”; “Loose Diamond” on Hightone Records; “Hearts Gone Wild” and “Midnight Radio” on Watermelon Records; “Walkin’ On the Moon,” “The Greatest Show on Earth” (The Evangeline Hotel) and “Sleepless Nights” with Kate Brislin all Rounder Record releases; duets include “The Devil Lied To Me” with Country Dick Montana and “Dance Me Outside” with her brother, Nashville songwriter, Hugh Moffatt. She has appeared in the motion pictures “Billy Jack,” “Hard Country” with Michael Martin Murphey, “Honeymoon in Vegas” and in Peter Biogndanovitch’s “The Thing Called Love.” An Academy of Country Music, Best New Female Vocalist, nominee, she currently resides in Los Angeles. Rosie Flores has been nominated for an Academy of Country Music Horizon Award, garnered awards as Best Country Artist from the LA Weekly; Best Swing Rockabilly Band and Best Solo Artist from Rock City News and released nine solo albums. Born in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Southern California, her music has been described as blending the best of surf, rock, country and blues with traditional sounds from her Mexican-American heritage. The Queen of the Honky Tonks and the Rockabilly Filly earned her nick-names from releases that include “Honky Tonk Reprise” (a reissue of her Warner/Reprise self-titled debut album) and “Dance Hall Dreams” on Rounder Records; “After the Farm,” “Once More With Feeling” and “Rockabilly Filly” on Hightone Records; “Speed of Sound” on Eminent Record and her current live solo recording of “Single Rose.” released on her own label Durango Rose Records. Her music can be heard in the motion pictures “Mean Streak,” “The Big Squeeze” and “Terminal Velocity,” to name a few. Both women continually win praise from the press, consistently tour the United States and Europe and have constant airplay on Country and americana radio stations. These feisty gals are out scouting for a label man enough to release their aforementioned long awaited K/R Duo recording produced by Wendy Waldman. Contact/ Durango Management 213 926-0445 |
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