K.C. Clifford Appears on The Marty Riemer Show

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

K.C. Clifford is in Seattle this week filming the music video for “Story of Our Own,” a song she wrote for a feature-length documentary FILM FESTIVAL: RWANDA, and was invited to be a guest on the popular podcast The Marty Riemer Show to talk about her involvement in the project.

The 25-minute interview includes the live performance of two songs from her new album, Orchid, and a discussion of K.C.’s background and future in music, and her life-long struggle with food issues and weight loss.  Click here to listen: Flash required! 

For more information about FILM FESTIVAL: RWANDA visit www.inflatablefilm.com.  Contact Executive Producer, Leah Warshawski at leah@inflatablefilm.com or 425.283.9504.

The Marty Riemer Show is a live podcast hosted by long-time Seattle radio personalities Jodi Brothers and Marty Riemer (www.martyriemer.com).

K.C. Clifford Selected as National Music Initiative Finalist

Friday, May 7, 2010

“Broken Things,” a song from Oklahoma folk singer-songwriter K.C. Clifford’s new album, Orchid, has been selected as one of three finalists in the Folk/Country category of Firefly Vodka’s national “Flavor The Music” competition.

A total of 18 independent artists have made it to the finalist round.  The winner from each of six categories will win a $1,000 sponsorship from Firefly Vodka and promotion at online and offline events.  The categories are Folk/Country, Rock/Blues, Pop, Jazz, Latin/Reggae, and Hip-Hop/R&B. 

The other two finalists in the Folk/Country category are “Grey T-Shirt,” by Josh Bales (Winter Park, FL) and “Katie May I,” by The Riders (San Diego, CA).

The voting period started today and ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on June 4, 2010.  One vote per day, per category is permitted.  Must be at least 21 to participate.   Vote for K.C. Clifford here: http://tiny.cc/kcclifford.  Winners will be announced on June 11.

For more information including official rules, visit www.fireflyvodka.com/flavorthemusic.

Okla. singer-songwriter to perform in Plainfield

Friday, April 16, 2010

By ART EDELSTEIN Arts Correspondent

Barre Montpelier Times Argus

April 16, 2010

The opening track of K.C. Clifford’s CD “Orchid,” the song “Broken Things,” had this writer thinking he’d put a Nanci Griffith album on the player by mistake. Clifford, who hails from Oklahoma, has a southwestern twang in her voice, and is a fine singer-songwriter. She sounds a lot like Griffith and that is not a bad thing. On this her fourth album, Clifford shows herself to be a mature writer. The especially poignant “Blue Bonnets” was a real tear-jerker.

The Occasional Concert series will present Clifford and her guitar-playing husband, David Broyles, on Sunday at 6:30 in Plainfield, and judging from their performance on record, this is one very talented duo.

Clifford plays guitar and mountain dulcimer and displays a wide vocal range. She has a very plastic soprano voice couched in a country style. Besides Griffith, I thought I heard some Shania Twain, Dolly Parton and Eva Cassidy in Clifford’s delivery.

Clifford’s songwriting displays maturity and thoughtfulness, in the style of Mary Chapin Carpenter. While the album could hit the country charts given the right promotion, there is no anti-hero stance in the lyrics, nor “down-on-my-man” side to Clifford. I suspect that she will become a much better known performer in the near future so this house concert may be a rare opportunity to hear a very fine singer in an intimate setting.
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