Megan Jean October 12, 2008

Megan Jean and Byrne Klay, the founding members of Megan Jean and The KFB, are no strangers to hard work. The two began collaborating on a body of work theyve dubbed alt-americana in Brooklyn, NY shortly after meeting in 2004. After several fruitless and soul sucking years playing music in NY, the two decided it was time to roll the dice, quit their jobs, and hit the road full time despite the fact they had never played outside NY. The move proved to be the best thing they had ever done. Since then, this 100% DIY duo has become a trio, adding Canton, GAs Jake Allen on banjo. The result is, "tightly focused in a darkly sentimental, country-blues direction...Jean is one of those old-soul singers, like Margo Timmins or Gillian Welch, and she breathes life into the stories she sings"(Columbia Free Times Review). Megan Jeans powerful vocals combined with Klays inventive upright bass technique and their energetic live show showcase the true appeal of this band: their songs. Touring regularly from Maine to Florida, Megan Jean and The KFB have logged 40,000 miles in the past year, all the while discovering exactly what the DIY music scene in America, in particular the Southeast, has to offer. Working with a grassroots network of musicians, venues, promoters, Jean and Klay have helped dozens of bands to get on the road, in hopes of further fostering a musical community that extends far beyond the stranglehold of Major Label influence. Their well-recieved debut EP "Autumn" (2007) will be followed by their first full-length effort "Welcome To the Big Top," which is set to be self-released on their own fledgling label "Guts And Know How Records" August of 2008. Recorded in Canton Georgia by Producer/Engineer Matt Green (Rustic Family Productions) and Devon Donnelley (Atlantas The Constellations), "Welcome To The Big Top" will feature ten new songs capturing the energy and originality of their live performances. A three-month East Coast tour in support of it will follow, from August to October.

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