Saturday January 13, 2024

Born Kimberly Sowell in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Mesquite, Texas, Kimberly M'Carver has been singing and dancing since childhood. She was a music voice major in Dallas and UT Austin, while dancing professionally in fashion shows. She also received degrees in anthropology and veterinary science. After moving to Houston from Austin, M'Carver fronted cover bands. She started writing songs in 1987, performing at songwriter open mics. A homemade tape of her songs was sent to Rounder Records, and they liked 'em so much that they came to Houston to see a live performance and offered her a recording contract on the spot. M'Carver's two Rounder releases (1990 & 1994), Breathe the Moonlight and Inherited Road, drew rave reviews, nominations, and charted on the Americana chart. She's been nominated by the Houston Press Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year & Best Acoustic/Folk numerous times for over a decade, as well as critic's pick for Best Female Vocalist. M'Carver co-produced her third cd of original songs (2001), Cross the Danger Line, which included many award winning musicians and songwriters, and stellar reviews followed. Her fourth CD, Hard Waltz, charted #23 on the Roots Music Report Texas Roots Airplay list, made the Top 50 Folk Nationally Roots Music Report list, charted on Radio Free Americana, and charted in the Top 20 on Freeform American Roots Chart (FAR). She’s made TV appearances and toured internationally. ~https://kimberlymcarver.com