Kip Moore confirmed to Rapids Jam Festival Lineup
We have a feeling that the ladies are going to be pretty thrilled about this announcement!
Thursday, May 12, 2011 (Roanoke Rapids, NC) - Country Cutie Kip Moore will be performing at The Rapids Jam Music Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 1:30 pm on the main stage and at 7:00 pm on the side stage.
If you haven’t heard of MCA Nashville recording artist Kip Moore, shame on you- Shame!
Singer-songwriter Kip Moore’s first single, “Mary Was the Marrying Kind,” speaks about the regret of passing over the once-lanky hometown girl.
Moore’s label-mates are some of country music’s heaviest hitters, including Vince Gill, George Strait and Josh Turner. Fellow songwriter Brett James (songwriter, “Jesus Take the Wheel,” Carrie Underwood, and “When the Sun Goes Down,” Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker.) produced Moore’s debut project.
So tell Kip how excited you are that he’s playing Rapids Jam on his Twitter or Facebook. If you’re actually ashamed that you haven’t heard of him, it’s cool. You can watch his video for “Mary was the Marrying Kind”- you won’t be disappointed! Or you can check out part of his bio below.
Kip Moore combines a raw and rustic voice with compelling lyrics of honesty to create a unique sound that’s simultaneously hypnotic and edgy. His voice is weathered by life’s detours and disappointments and strengthened by his dreams and determination. His music is infused with relentless intensity, both of passion and frustration.
The boy who grew up daydreaming about life outside of the small town of Tifton, Ga., became a man who has been continually inspired by Bruce Springsteen and Kris Kristofferson to paint vivid portraits with his lyrics.
“I am not drawn to the fairytale kind of love,” says Kip, who had a hand in writing every song on his debut album. “I am drawn to the real-life experiences between a woman and a man. I try to sing about the way it is, but yet at the same time, what you can hope for between a couple. I don’t intend to paint of picture of what it’s really not.”
His music powerfully captures some of the contradictions that he grapples with personally. Although he’s from a large family and enjoys musical collaborations and performing onstage, he’s an introvert who is often more comfortable being alone. “There’s a combativeness to the music too, a fight within,” he says. “With ‘Faith When I Fall,’ I know how bad I need that spiritual realm, but yet I find myself on this other end a lot of times.”
Despite its edge, his music remains desperately optimistic. “I am hoping for what I have yet to become,” he says. “I feel like it’s hopeful for what I’ve yet reached, how I look forward to feeling, but I haven’t gotten there yet.
“I have truly lived my music to a sense, even the milestones I haven’t reached yet,” he says. “I have been in those moments. I’ve been at those crossroads with a girl: ‘Are we going to take that next step?’ I look forward to taking that next step, but I haven’t wanted to yet. I look forward to being ready for that.”