Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising (the band)

Kathy Boyd

Specializing in festivals, weddings, conventions, private parties and family events. . . .

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Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising hit the music scene hard and fast and have not slowed
down one bit over the years. . . . in fact, they continually pick up speed!

With 3 successful CD's receiving international airplay, this group of songwriters is
catching the ear of the listening audience and in late 2008 had not one but TWO
members nominated for Roots Music Association Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year
(member Dennis Nelson currently carries the title as winner of this category).

This group is all about the stories, and stories are what you get with their original
material, culled from their individual and collective observations of life. Whether
it's the high mournful old-country sound of Dennis Nelson, the storytelling baritone
of Tom Tower, the vocal and instrumental virtuosity of Tim Crosby or the high
energy sincerity of Kathy Boyd herself, this band offers something for everyone.

Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising offers a sound that is clean, hard driving and uniquely
their own. Specializing in festivals, weddings, conventions, private parties and family
oriented events, Phoenix Rising aims to provide the sound you are looking for and
works hard to provide "extras" to make your event unforgettable!

As they continue to travel more and have the opportunity to spread their stories
and songs throughout the country, Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising is catching the
hearts and the minds of audiences everywhere.

Watch this band. It's going places!

Press Clippings

"Listening to her play, we understand why they say the show’s MC, Kathy Boyd (who plays with the Phoenix Rising Band), is described as having a “ten gallon soul in a two pint body”. Here, she’s plucking her string bass, adding a lively baseline to tunes played during the jam session held before each Eastside Bluegrass Music Series show." (East Portland News January 2010 - http://eastpdxnews.com/general-news-features/folk-music-and-bluegrass-shows-move-to-outer-east-portland/)