Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tennessee singer and songwriter Amythyst Kiah plays Odell Williamson Auditorium Feb. 11. Upon first hearing her, it takes about ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Since the 1960’s and ’70’s, East Tennessee State University’s campus has been a hotbed for regional music and Appalachian storytelling. Years later, the students are ...

During a recent performance in Los Angeles, Calif., rising artists Yola and Amythyst Kiah joined forces for an energetic cover of a Elton John classic. On Saturday night (Feb. 22), the UK-born ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn (WJHL) — When Amythyst Kiah performs, it’s clear – she’s on a journey to superstardom. But what only a few people knew until recently is that the Johnson City-based, ...

Singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah earned a 2020 Grammy Awards Best American Roots Song nomination for her song "Black Myself," as originally recorded by Our Native Daughters, a quartet also featuring ...

Amythyst Kiah has been winning raves for her new album "Wary + Strange." EMG/Shutterstock; Amythyst Kiah For breakout artist Amythyst Kiah, making her critically acclaimed new album, “Wary + Strange,” ...

Grammy-nominated artist Amythyst Kiah performs “Wild Turkey,” a tribute to her mother. Dulé Hill meets Amythyst Kiah, a Grammy-nominated musician from Appalachia. Amythyst shares how she processed her ...

Folk singer Amythyst Kiah co-wrote three songs on Songs for Our Native Daughters, the brilliant 2019 album guided by Our Native Daughters creator Rhiannon Giddens. But she earned a Grammy nomination ...

The Tennessee-born folk singer Amythyst Kiah will perform songs off of her new album at Caramoor in Katonah on October 18. Photography by Kevin & King and courtesy of Caramoor. As a self-described ...

Johnson City, Tennessee, singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah has found passion and purpose through representation in folk and roots music for more than a decade. The Chattanooga born, self-described ...

Amythyst Kiah will release her new album, Still + Bright, on Oct. 25. Produced by Butch Walker, it features 12 tracks from the singer, songwriter, and banjoist, along with a few collabs. The first ...

Above: Amythyst Kiah with her Gibson Generation Collection G-45 acoustic guitar. Amythyst Kiah’s live performances were shot on location at the Gibson Garage in downtown Nashville, TN. Amythyst is ...