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It’s Gonna Be Beautiful with Anna Karney

Anna Karney

Karney is a Bay area artist whose appeal is universal. Anna Karney’s newest album Gonna Be Beautiful has found fans around the world and been a top 20 artist on KC Café Radio for the last several months.
Anna Karney doesn’t like to put her music in any specific category. Her eclectic style borders on rock and folk but also touches on the genres of blues and country. Gonna Be Beautiful was recorded in Oakland, California and co-produced with Michael Rosen, who is known for his work with heavy rock artists. Anna’s musical influences include icons like Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell and Patti Smith. Her lyrics offer messages of hope, social justice and issues facing people today.
Recently KC Café Radio Music Director, Kathy Forste chatted with Karney from her home in the Bay area. Anna played three songs that are new to KC Café Radio listeners, and she shared her approach to writing and what inspires her to write a song. She also shares what songs she likes to cover and her thought process on which songs to cover. We also learn about her future musical plans.

Watch the interview here

Who’s Zat? Why, It’s John Roy Zat!

John Roy ZattFor San Francisco-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Roy Zat, the play on words to the question of “who’s zat?” carries significant meaning.  It also happens to be the title of his latest album, which, as Zat pointed out recently, is an exploration through his rich history in music.

Zat grew up listening to, and becoming influenced by the sounds of the British Invasion – Beatles, Stones, Donovan, Clapton, as well as the folk music of the likes of Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Simon & Garfunkel, The Byrds, Neil Young and others.  He found himself playing guitar in high school, and in college, impressed by the sound of American old time music, began taking up the fiddle.

After college, Zat took up a full-time life as a musician, playing with the likes of Asleep At The Wheel, Tanya Tucker, Kate Wolf, Nina Gerber, Queen Ida and Bill Kirchen, among others.  Taking a break from music to raise a family, and establish a financial career for himself, he would later return to music on a full-time basis.

John Roy Zat has released three albums, Solo, Collaborations, and his most recent album, Who’s Zat earlier this year.  Recently, KC Cafe Radio Music Director Kathy Forste talked with Zat about his life and career.  He describes how music has shaped and molded his life and his own musical creation today.

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