Amythyst Kiah

Amythyst Kiah
Kiah performing at the Purbeck Valley Folk Festival in 2022
Kiah performing at the Purbeck Valley Folk Festival in 2022
Background information
Born (1986-12-11) December 11, 1986 (age 37)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
Years active2010–present
Labels
Websitewww.amythystkiah.com
Amythyst Kiah at the Purbeck Valley Folk Festival on the Big Barn stage.

Amythyst Kiah (born 11 December 1986)[1] is an American singer-songwriter. Kiah is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee and currently lives in Johnson City. She plays guitar and banjo.

As of 2022, Kiah has released two solo albums and one EP.[2] She has also appeared (along with Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell) on the album Songs of Our Native Daughters (2019). Kiah earned a 2020 Grammy Award Best American Roots Song nomination for her song "Black Myself".[3]

  1. ^ Alexander, Otis (2021-05-25). "Amythyst Kiah (1990- ) •". Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ^ "Music". Amythyst Kiah. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "2020 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.