Released April 7th, 2016 with a  release show at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, THE WAYSIDE debuted at #7 on the Euro-Americana radio charts, hit #4 on the Roots Music Report Top 50 Contemporary Folk Album chart, and has continued to impress: “Beautiful music with stunning, delicate vocals. Made with such a high sense of good taste. With hundreds of new releases each year, there are maybe ten or twenty magical moments. The Wayside is one of those moments.” – Mike Penard, Radio France. “McRae is the real deal, bringing some rare depth to the newschool Americana genre.”  – New York Music Daily. “Kelley can do no wrong. This latest cd, The Wayside, shows Kelley rising to her amazing potential.” – New Folk Radio.  “This is pure magic.” – Hans de Boer, Radio Loco Americana.

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Kelley McRae - The Wayside

Kelley McRae's 2020 release, "This Side of Night"

This Side of Night

BRIGHTER THAN THE BLUES details a life on the road, from a glorious meal in New Orleans to a drive through the yellow hills of California, but musically, the album draws from McRae’s Mississippi roots. The album was recorded in Knoxville, TN in an old stone house dubbed “The Castle”, where Kelley and Matt spent the winter after 9 months touring across America. With microphones rigged from a chandelier in the Castle’s great room, the duo recorded and engineered the entire project themselves. The result is an album that delivers 11 stripped down tracks of heartfelt Americana in the vein of Patty Griffin and Lucinda Williams. McRae says the album sounds a whole lot like her live show. “We tried to keep it simple. Live, we have two guitars, two voices and some stomping, and that’s about it. I really wanted to capture the spirit of the live show.”

Brighter Than the Blues

 Recorded and produced by Britton Beisenherz in Austin, TX at Ramble Creek Studios.  All songs written by Kelley McRae.  Released January 2015.

Easy On My Mind

No More To Roam

Kelley McRae 06 No More To Roam

I Don't Wanna Know About It

Kelley McRae 05 I Don't Wanna Know About It

The Garden

Kelley McRae 04 The Garden

Let The Rest Fall Through

Kelley McRae 03 Let The Rest Fall Through

A Little Time

Kelley McRae 02 A Little Time

Kelley McRae 01 This Side Of Night

 Recorded and produced by Britton Beisenherz in Austin, TX at Ramble Creek Studios.  All songs written by Kelley McRae. 

01 Fair Weather

 Recorded and produced by Britton Beisenherz in Austin, TX at Ramble Creek Studios.  All songs written by Kelley McRae.  Scheduled for a 2015 Release.

02 Stay Close to Me

03 Easy On My Mind

04 Full Cup

05 So Fine

Preview of Kelley McRae's latest material, to be released in 2016.

Land of the Noonday Sun

Hard Night

If You Need Me

Reach You

The Wayside

Kelley McRae, "Brighter Than the Blues", scheduled for a September 15th, 2012 release.

Alone

Keeper of the Light

In Your Loving Arms

Ain't Got Much Time

Johnny Cash

Kelley McRae has played over 400 shows in the past 4 years, toured coast to coast in the US, played to packed rooms across Europe, sold-out the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, and continues to build a passionate and dedicated following on the strength of their live performances.  Paste Magazine's 4 Star review raves “Kelley moves effortlessly from the mournful tones of the plantation to the celebratory swing of the saloon, from songs of loss and decay to hymns of love and grace.”  BBC Radio host Bob Harris calls the songs ‘brilliant', and acclaimed film maker Wim Wenders told the San Francisco Chronicle that Kelley's songs move him to tears.

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