Kemp Harris
“Harris brings a uniquely personal perspective to his work. He has lived through the pain of segregation, the hope of the civil rights era, the confusion of the Vietnam War draft, and the ongoing struggle to reconcile the promise of America with its reality. His music reflects rather than preaches telling stories, sharpened through decades of lived experience.”
Whether he’s performing with members of his band, or in hushed meditation alone at his piano, Kemp Harris speaks truth the only way he knows how: by baring his soul. Onstage, his lyrics and music are crystal clear, his performance simply riveting, as shown in his recent live performance of “Goodnight, America” at Phil Ochs Song Night on Wanda Fischer’s “Hudson River Sampler” (WAMC-fm). In 2024 he was chosen – by audience vote – as a winner of the Emerging Artist Showcase at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
Harris’ powerful and profoundly moving new CD The America Chronicles (Release date July 4, 2025) reveals not only his considerable music chops, but his love of our country with all its natural beauty, flaws and current turmoil. The album was produced and arranged by Freebo, Bonnie Raitt’s former bass player, recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL.
Adam Osgood is an electrifying mouth harp player and spoken word artist who draws his influences from Blues tradition and Beat Poetry. Comfortable in genres ranging from Folk to Funk, he has been a front, side and hype man collaborator of Kemp Harris for over thirty-five years.
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