Kelly Tschritter

Look for her debut album titled “Little Yellow House” this spring and her follow up tour ”Prairie to Oceans”, in the fall and winter of 2010 along with Edmonton singer-songwriter Jessica Heine and special guest Sir Touby.

FESTIVALS:

“Mountain View Music Festival” Carstairs, Canada August 2009
“Zelt Music Festival” Freiburg, Germany July 2009
“Megasamstag” Freiburg Germany May 2008 October 2008 May 2009 October 2009
“Biebergemünd” Music Festival Erkberg, Germany June 2008
“Madchen Music Festival” Freiburg, Germany July 2008

Born and raised in Southern Alberta in a home no stranger to music Kelly Tschritter began her career writing and performing her own material in 2003. She was a late bloomer into music at 24 but was thrown in quickly when, while living in Beijing China from 2004 to 2006, she paired up with Emanuel and Marion Uechuwe touring and appearing on television several times in front of live studio audiences of the thousands, playing for millions. Then finally as a back-up vocalist on Emanuels debut album "Black and Red". She was happy to gain such valuable experience but longed to pursue her own original music. She moved to Germany in 2006 to live the buskers dream and there she met her husband, producer, engineer and now her bassist, Sir Touby. It was a only a short while later when she finally recorded her first folk EP “Hardt Sessions” in 2008 under German record label TIL2 Records.

Since living in Germany she has been performing locally as well as for such prestigious festivals as the Freiburg "ZMF" festival, Biebergemünd:Erkberg, and the Mädchen Music Festival. She has also recently been the opening performer for Munich based pagan-folk band "FAUN" and Norwiegan all girl pop group "KATZENJAMMER".

Her music being deep and infectious she enjoys keeping the theme light often joking with her audiences and even manages in audiences of several hundred she manages to have an intimate dialogue with her fans on and off the stage.

Her music can easily be described as singer-songwriter. She writes sings and plays with the heart of a folk singer, the strength of a blues singer and the fragrance of a light summer day. She doesn’t believe in the barriers of genres. She often wanders into the arenas of jazz, country, rock, and contemporary yet still always going back to folk’s honest home, hammering out sweet clear vocals over her strong rhythm guitar.

Kelly has kept her ties to Canada playing festivals such as Mountain View Music Festival and featuring at The Duncan Garage, and in 2009 completing an extremely successful tour alongside Jessica Heine with several sold out shows.

Returning permanently to Alberta Canada Kelly is currently living in Freiburg Germany playing locally from pubs and street festivals. Germany has done her very well musically and culturally and hopes that her loyal European followers will stay by her side following her return to her native Alberta in July 2010 where she will continue building audiences where she calls home.