Kristen Ford — artist
Kristen Ford is one lucky SOB. Her debut single on Righteous Babe Records "White Man's Dream" co-written and produced by Ani Difranco is out now, and she will be supporting Ani on her fall tour. After hearing Ani perform live at the tender age of 15, she decided on the spot to become a singer-songwriter. Ford wanted to be a musician who could face any audience, bridge any divide, and win over any crowd, just like Ani. Kristen Ford has certainly lived a life: writing thousands of songs, playing thousands of shows across the Western Hemisphere and Europe, writing, revising, learning, driving, looping, crowdfunding, DIYing, and falling in love over and over again with her time onstage. In what felt like a blink of an eye since that first inspiring concert, Kristen Ford turned around at a show to meet a petite new friend. With an arm outstretched, this friend said, "Hi, I'm Ani." Ani walked into a Kristen Ford show as a stranger and walked out as a producer wanting to collaborate on the song "White Man's Dream." Recording in New Orleans with DiFranco throwing down a driving synth bass, directing Ford through lead guitar parts and vocal lines like a mad conductor, as Ford called on the spirit of Prince, moving from lead guitar to drumset to harmonies and beatboxing. This ain't your grandma's folk music, but it is three chords and the truth, reflecting the hard light of today's society.