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Kelly McGrath

I'm over the moon with a new tattoo..

About Me


From as far back as I can remember, I have dreamed of becoming an actress and a singer. Born and raised in rural Tennessee, my family were all quite musically gifted, though none had ever sought fame and fortune.
My beloved father, Jim McGrath, was a football coach, teacher, and basically a natural at anything he pursued. A proverbial light in the room, he served as the biggest influence in my life. His untimely passing when I was eleven was the beginning of a trail of tragic losses and unfortunate obstacles I was challenged to overcome throughout my childhood. Broken and buried in sorrow, I desperately sought some way to endure and escape my pain. I channelled the adversity of my experiences and overcoming them, in writing and singing. All alone, I found comfort, strength and understanding in my prayers and in my songs.
Being virtually on my own since 11th Grade, I learned early to take care of myself prematurely and so, four years later, when I graduated from a local, private Christian University with a degree in Broadcasting, I knew I could accomplish anything I set my mind on. While in college, on my 20th birthday, I was divinely given a guitar, which I then taught myself to play. And all during my senior year in college, I found myself performing on stage just me and my guitar and it was there, like a beacon of light, I realized that I had found my true calling
So shortly after graduation, I moved myself to Memphis. I lived there for a year, writing and performing in the city’s numerous blues clubs. Feeling the need to spread my wings, I moved on to Nashville for three hard-but-enlightening years, which took me from a hard working amateur to a hungry professional.
Though Nashville is one of the music capitals of the world, I once again found my ambitions yearning for broader and more varied opportunities. So I held another garage sale and headed west to the City of the Angels. Now, two years later, I’m still reaching for my higher self, and along the way, I try to be a proverbial light shining through a window of peace and love to all... especially the many other talented people out there on similar journeys.
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Member Since: 5/5/2005
Band Website: kellymcgrath.net
Band Members: Kelly McGrath, Larry Marciano, JD Lipscomb, Brad Swanson

CHECK IT OUT!!
MANAGEMENT:
DAN NASH for JUST GREAT MANAGEMENT
Santa Monica, CA

FOR BOOKING CONTACT:
KAT KING
[email protected]

LEGAL:
KEN HERTZ / GOLDRING, HERTZ, LICHTENSTEIN
Beverly Hills, CA
Momma McGrath always said:
Why go out when you can see your favorite show at home?

At The Cat Club on the Sunset Strip!

Influences: Patty Griffin, Indigo Girls, Bruce Springsteen, Gillian Welch, Dixie Chicks, Alanis Morissette, Emmylou Harris, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Fiona Apple, Jewel, Joni Mitchell
Sounds Like: "Kelly McGrath"
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Song~ life As it Goes..

life As it GOesYou been runnin, runnin aroundBut you got nowhere to go.You been fallin, fallin downWith no one there to hold on to.Got your faith, got your hope in a jar,Prayin to find a way out.All y...
Posted by Kelly McGrath on Fri, 09 May 2008 11:59:00 PST

Mexico..

this is my heart..MEXICOMy old friend time pulled yet another one on me but everything's alright,You came into my life only for a moment long ago, how was I to know.. That I would find myself fal...
Posted by Kelly McGrath on Fri, 09 May 2008 05:50:00 PST

Luv is the light that we follow..

~LIFE IS TOO SHORT NOT TO BE LUVING SOMEBODY Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it ...
Posted by Kelly McGrath on Wed, 07 May 2008 09:39:00 PST

SHOWCASE at Nettwerk Records in Hollywood this Thurs!!

Okay so listen up cause this is RAWLLY exciting!! This Thursday March 6th at 7:30pm I have a showcase at one of the greatest Independent labels out there- Nettwerk Records! Nettwerk is home to so...
Posted by Kelly McGrath on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:37:00 PST

LYRiCS to NEW SONG: Dont Wake Up!!

Don't Wake Up Don't wake up, Just keep on dreamin They say we're sleepin But they got clouds in their eyes.. Let them be Jump off that mountain And into the fountain Of your life! Oh, go and make you...
Posted by Kelly McGrath on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:36:00 PST

IMA GONNA BE ON THE T.V. NEXT WEEK!!!

WATCH MY LIVE PERFORMANCE ON EMMY-NOMINATED SHOW, JAVA JAMS JAVA JAMS is a half-hour TV show in San Diego featuring local and touring acoustic and quieter electric artists performing in coffeehouses i...
Posted by Kelly McGrath on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:53:00 PST

Lyrics to "Back Pocket"

Back Pocket Do you remember New York in December, I sang Happy Birthday to you..in my birthday suit. It was your first time, and it was the last time I recall walking in those shoes.. (Half-Chorus) Y...
Posted by Kelly McGrath on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:19:00 PST

Lyrics to NEW Song "HIGHER GROUND"

HIGHER GROUNDDo you feel me on your skin late at nightCan you hear me in your heart when you sighCause it felt like forever, it felt like homeBut somehow I lost you, and I'm just tryin to move onTonit...
Posted by Kelly McGrath on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:18:00 PST

Lyrics to NEW song~ "DOORS"

  DOORS   Woke up in the city of angels When they were all out of town Fell in luv with a supermodel hippie girl But wild things can't be bound   Another page turned, another part of...
Posted by Kelly McGrath on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:40:00 PST

Lyrics of New Song ~ The One~

The OneThere is a place way up highWhere we used to liveWhere fairytales grow andAngels kiss your noseWhere luv don't know how to quit..You can rest assured that I don't need to be savedMy heart will ...
Posted by Kelly McGrath on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:42:00 PST