Through the poignant depth and wisdom of her songwriting, Lori McKenna has carved out a singular career in the country and folk music worlds. A master storyteller, she weaves the most intimate and universal parts of the human experience into mesmerizing songs that stick to your gut. On her latest album, named for the year of her marriage to husband Gene, Lori takes us on a nostalgic, heartrending, yet ultimately hopeful ride through the bumps of growing up, coupledom, parenthood, friendships, life and loss. "I was trying to let my age and experience guide me through making a record I wished I'd made when I was younger," she says. "In a way, I wish I could start again and know what I know now."
In addition to her shining solo work, Lori is one of Nashville's most in-demand writers - penning tunes for artists like Sheryl Crow, George Strait, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Reba McEntire, and Taylor Swift. A three-time Grammy winner, she's the first woman to win the Academy of Country Music's Songwriter of the Year award and the first woman to win CMA's Song of the Year award two years in a row.
Listen to Lori McKenna's "Happy Children"
Listen to Lori McKenna's "The Town In Your Heart"
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