Krystal has been singing as long as she can remember and is the only reason her parents listen to country music. Krystal had her own taste in music from an early age when she caught a snippet of Alan Jackson on the radio. From then she was hooked on steel guitar and lyrics that painted a picture of the humble truths of life. After years of bouncing on her bed singing Shania Twain, playing with a toy guitar, and singing songs she had written to her dog, Krystal's parents bought her her first guitar. Krystal took off learning chords to play her favorite songs and soon began to craft and write her own. Krystal, originally from Hickory, NC, has been on a musical journey leading her to her current residence in Nashville, TN. Krystal is a strong believer in the power of music to heal hearts and communities. Because of this belief, Krystal works during the day as a psychiatric music therapist. When she is not working, Krystal is writing and playing music at the downtown honkytonks and other local venues, as well as, traveling to spread her music to a larger audience. Krystal is set to release updated demos in early 2019 and is also currently working on her first EP in which she hopes to record original material from both solo and co-writes. Krystal's sound is as quirky as her person and she is not afraid to show some honest humor in her material such as "You had me at Double Wide" and "You're the Reason That I Drink." Krystal pulls her inspiration from classic and outlaw artist's such as Willie and Loretta as well as the modern likes of Miranda Lambert, Jennifer Nettles, and Chris Stapleton to result in a twangy blues of her own.
7:30 Brett Berwager, Harlan Pease, Amy Corey
8:00 Bobby Keel
8:30 John Trentes, Stephen David, Pez
9:00 NMarkus Pearson, Kokomo Joe, Anthony Gatto
7:30 Denny Martin & friends
8:00 Paul Jefferson
8:30 Edd Saxon, Olivia Frances, Heather & Mike Leibensohn
9:00 Payton Kashdan, Melinda May, Joseph Ozmeat
7:30 Michael Laidley, Justin Sullivan
8:00 Pam Belford
8:30 Bob Spanburgh, Anna Sullivan and friends
9:00 Shantel Adams, Ridge Banks, Marion Shaina
Grinder House is proud to welcome back to our stage, the winner of the Tennessee Songwriter Week last year and incredible talent, Travis Bigwood! Travis is a Knoxville singer-songwriter who uses southern ideology and folklore to create arrangements yearning for simpler times. He has recently stepped out to tell his own story.
"In the House" at the Grinder House is broadcast live on WFMC Jams every Friday from 6-8pm central.
