Blue Rodeo

Biography

After years of walking the line between country and folk, Kirsten knows exactly who she is now. The talented singer-songwriter is now busy winning the hearts of fans and breaking genres with her unique style of alt-country that she sings with heartfelt sincerity and catchy hooks. 

When she decided it was time to move to a big city to pursue a career in music, Kirsten left her hometown in Virginia and headed to Toronto, where her father was living at the time. For the next few years Jones did the usual rounds of coffee houses and open stages before taking a job in sales at Universal Music. It was there that she learned a lot about the business side of music. But after an influential meeting with Sheryl Crow, she decided to make the commitment to music full time.

Since that life changing decision, the singer-songwriter has been bestowed with many career accolades such as the coveted FACTOR award for over $20,000 toward the making of her new album, The Mad Mile (release date TBA).

The Mad Mile features Blue Rodeo's own pedal steel player extraordinaire Bob Egan and lead singer Jim Cuddy who both joined Kirsten for her collaborative recording sessions. Jim sings a duet on the barn-burner, "Hold Me Closer" and Blue Rodeo One Degree artist Oh Susannah joins Kirsten on the closing "Bittersweet Grand Canyon".

Kirsten Jones has toured across the US and Canada, including dates with the Jim Cuddy Band, Oh Susanna, Corb Lund, Hayes Carll, Minnie Driver and numerous others.

Sources: The Official Kirsten Jones Website, No Depression Article, MySpace Page, Beach Metro Article- Bill MacLean, Spinner Mag Article.

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