Bio
Nashville based, road tested
Kristen Ford is a singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist influenced by greats such as Alanis Morrisette, Radiohead and Ani Difranco. She navigates life as a biracial, queer girl and tours globally in pursuit of the perfect show. Her live performance morphs from unplugged solo acoustic to screaming, electric guitar soloing in front of a rock band to her dynamic one woman band using loops, beatboxing and a healthy case of ADHD to her advantage.
Ford’s Righteous Babe Records debut was produced by Ani Difranco, mixed by John Driskill Hopkins (Zac Brown Band) and is set to release late 2024. Kristen is endorsed by Gallagher Guitars, K&K pickups & G7th Capos
Press for Kristen Ford
"Her appealing blend of folk, blues, country, and rock as a one-woman band is impressive. Her live shows sound bigger, brasher, and more impressive than many would expect from a solo performer." -The Valley Advocate
“Acoustically brooding one moment, explosive and epic the next” - Ft Stockton Pioneer
“A little whimsical, clearly influenced by songwriting greats without losing her unique character, and offbeat enough to always have a bit of an edge.” -Worcester Telegram
“The sound she's able to create with this small footprint is expansive. With all the bells and whistles of the looping pedal, many musicians end up with lyrics as of secondary importance, almost a break between loops. Not the case with Kristen. Her lyrics are as catchy as her guitar licks and often have as much force as the kick drum.”- Rutland Herald
“Amazing, she was great; Kristen Ford” -Ani DiFranco, Billboard podcast
"Elevates Indie Rock" -Boston Herald
"Pure Rock N Roll screaming with childish joy" -The Deli
"In the best possible way a genre train wreck, mixing the styles of reggae, indie, folk and disco into a frenetic musical fold. Pretend that Ani Difranco and Bob Marley had a child that goes bar hopping with Isaac Brock and you’ll have a pretty good idea of Ford’s sonic journeys" - City Pages