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Minnesota songwriter Kelley Smith is a wallflower who fancies old poetry and grandpa sweaters. All at once whimsical and haunting, Smith delivers deeply affecting lyrics with wry charm and a time traveler’s voice. Prone to melancholy and daydreaming, Kelley spent her childhood roaming the woods of the north country. To this day, her longing for that landscape runs deep and seems to find its way into her songs in one way or another.
Since 2022, Kelley has had the honor of sharing stages with artists such as Charlie Parr, Kelly Hunt, Wild Horses, Dave Simonett, and Alan Sparhawk. Every once in awhile she tucks into old dive bars with her banjo to play folk songs.
Raised by musicians, Smith always had music in her bones, but it wasn’t until she was 40 and a mother of four that her first record, Moon Child (2022), came to be. “These organic and unvarnished songs reflect life experiences that could as easily come from past lives as they could from Kelley’s soul.” – Rieder Homestead Concerts.
Boss Mama (aka Colleen Myhre) takes listeners on an emotional ride from smooth country heartbreak to foot stomping Americana blues and beyond. Her songwriting ranges from honest emotion and earthly imagery to the raucousness of horses, strippers, and whiskey. Her voice is authentic, her stories are relatable, and her musicianship impeccable. Myhre is a true American singer/songwriter grounded in her passion of soulful and heartfelt music.
Boss Mama incessantly refines her performances as she forges new musical relationships in laboring to the creation of music for her herself, and her fans. Music is already in the tank for her 5th album. For Colleen, music heals, embodies love, and brings people together.
Myhre possesses the ability to hypnotize listeners by creating sympathy between her voice and guitar that resonates a true American and local spirit. She not only hopes that you appreciate her music, but that you strive to learn about her life, her passion and love of music.
