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"Krissy Made A Funny jumped onto a moving train on February 2009 and has been ravaging the countryside ever since. Although there is nothing funny about discrimination, carcinogens in our food, America's depression epidemic, or the corporatizing of America, Kris Kitko manages to take our national devastations and wring out those bits of truth which make us stop, think, and then either laugh or cry. In this case, we laugh until we cry. Nothing escapes this master storyteller's sharp eye for humor or thought-provoking insight, and we can't help but identify with some little piece of ourselves found in her literary and powerful lyrics. Using acoustic guitar, percussion, penny whistles, cymbals, and warm harmonies, Kris has created a potpourri of painfully hilarious and keen observations. Kris Kitko continues the folksinger tradition of somehow gently and skillfully cramming an entire novel into the few minutes of each song; the characters are rich and lively, and they are often you, me or our neighbors. Kris Kitko is a name that is about to burst onto the contemporary folk scene leaving people wondering where she's been all this time." |
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"i am not wal-mart, Kris Kitko's 2008 release, is as poignant as it is humorous. With her strumming 'as fast as a hummingbird' and her 'disarming sense of humor,' (Chicago Tribune) Kitko manages to successfuly take on Wal-mart in one song and hilariously remind us that we all have issues in the next. You will never think of gardening the same way again after hearing 'The Garden Song,' which innocently invites us to 'get dirty.' Kitko manages to be hysterically funny, introspective, and eerily prophetic, all while remaining true to her folk charm. I am not wal-mart takes the listener on a pleasant ride from warm & folky to cool & rockin'--and back again." |
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