Sowing Stories from Seed into Song Kerry Wallace Artist Bio “Friends and family are of the utmost importance to me. My music grows out of the stories of their lives, all composed within a style firmly rooted in integrity." - Kerry Wallace In today's world real music has become a rarity. Genuine music does still exist, you just have to know where to look … like in the Wilds of Wyoming. It is there that singer/ songwriter Kerry Wallace stands steadfastly against the wind - sowing stories from seed into song. The result is an authentic and incomparable blend of folk, country, bluegrass and Americana, branded into a style all her own. “I've spent years nurturing things to live,” she explains. “I’ve raised children and everything from livestock to crops.” And now Kerry has found time to nurture something else that is near and dear to her heart; her music. Kerry’s musical identity began within her family – which remains as central today in her music as it was for her in her youth. Her mother was a pianist, her father played guitar. With musical siblings, the muses were alive and well within the walls of the Wallace home. Immersed with the sound of folk and country coming from the radio, classical from her mom’s piano, and the almost nightly live family jams (that even grandpa would join!), Kerry had fertile ground to grow musically. Trained classically in piano and music theory and playing the guitar by the age of eight, it would be the six-string that would eventually become her favorite instrument. With tongue-in-cheek Kerry notes that “…the guitar was just so much easier to carry around than the piano!” She spent hours strumming along to the albums of artists such as Tanya Tucker, James Taylor and Emmylou Harris. Kerry's family moved from the fertile farmlands of Minnesota - to the arid landscapes of Utah - and then to the mountains New Mexico. She explains, “Each place we lived was a source of inspiration.” The different people, weather, culture, landscapes, and traditions were forming the creative ideas, themes and insights she would turn into songs. For the two decades Kerry was riding the Wyoming range, meeting old cowboys and cowgirls and absorbing their wisdom and stories, her music career wasn't dormant – besides branding cattle, she was literally branding her own genre. So when child-rearing and ranching were in the rearview mirror, she began playing in bands in Montana. Then her father and uncle - both integral to her musical development as a child – said they wished she would record an album. It was her family once again that had brought her full-circle, back to music, and her friends would help her bring that vision to life. Kerry entitled her debut album Songs to Sing and Tales to Tell. The album is a deeply personal journey including eight covers, two traditional selections, and four originals. Her second album "Winter Left a Rose", was released in 2015. Stylistically, this album is a blend of Kerry's authentic country music with hints of Americana and folk. Kerry defines her sound as, “Made from scratch, home-cooked music, all served right off of my back porch.” The offerings on the Winter Left a Rose are a mix of newly written originals by Wallace – as well as previously unreleased compositions from other songwriters. The key tracks penned by Kerry include, “Winter Left a Rose,” “Memories of Mama,” and “An Old Picture Show.” Kerry also plans to release “If You Want to Change My Mind,” a new tune written by Nashville’s Bob Dellaposta. Just a few of the covers featured on Winter Left a Rose include Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall’s, “Local Flowers,” and Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Halley Came to Jackson." Reaching #7 on the Country Entertainment charts, her first release to radio was in late 2013, with “Love Rains Down,” a melodic introspective journey correlating weather and emotion. With Kerry’s perfect pitch and velvet-rich vocals – she is able to create soundscape that accurately takes the listener on a journey; this is exemplified by her “Cold Wind Blowin’,” with touches of country western and folk, where the listener is whisked away by the violin-laden storyline to the frozen tundra of Wyoming. Her unique arrangement of "Bury Me Beneath the Willow" reached #14 on the Roots Music Report in 2014. Songs from her latest album have been included on the International Syndicated Radio Show "Tim Roger's Classic Country". Her version of "Tennessee Flat Top Box" reached #8 on the RadioMedusa show in 2015. Kerry’s songwriting reflects her country life – and she has branded a genre all her own. Don’t call it country, don’t call it blues – brand this as R.E.A.L. music. Everyone’s life is a story and Kerry Wallace has spent her lifetime gathering those stories; they are the seeds of her songs, and are coming to fruition.