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There�s a touch of velvet ingrained in the songs on�Ghost Tattoo, where each performance is treated to polished and uncluttered instrumentation with Kristen Grainger�s arresting

On �Ghost Tattoo,� Kristen Grainger & True North Go Beyond Skin Deep Sometimes the most gentle approach accentuates the power in a lyric. Kristen Grainger

The honesty and good intent encompassing the whole of�Kristen Grainger & True North�s�Ghost Tattoo, an album that elevates them into a rarified position where endearing

Listen to Ghost Tattoo A very impressive ensemble here, Kristen Grainger brings her strong vocal prowess as multi-instrumentalists Dan Wetzel, Martin Stevens and Josh Adkins

These days, when acoustic music doesn�t fit cleanly into a folk or bluegrass or old-time category, it tends to get designated as �Americana.� It�s as

Hailing from across the state of Oregon, Kristen Grainger & True North define their music as �Pacific Northwest Americana�, which, given the diverse subject matter

��Ghost Tattoo� features some of the very brightest, most intelligent music being performed today – in an evocative synthesis of folk and bluegrass that is

Performing variously a duo and a quartet, both formats feature multi-instrumentalist Dan Wetzel and Grainger, former communications director for Oregon Governor Kate Brown. On album

Kristen Grainger & True North are a pleasant Americana band from the Pacific Northwest. They are accomplished musicians with obvious experience on the bluegrass circuit.

One of the ways I distinguish what�s called Americana music from its relatives bluegrass and old-time is its tendency to lean more toward a cultural

Kristen Grainger & True North,�Ghost Tattoo. �Folk meets bluegrass on this latest album from the Oregon-based Kristen Grainger and her band True North, which includes

Kristen Grainger & True North � Ghost Tattoo As a writer, I suppose it�s natural for me to have a soft spot for well-written lyrics.