Songs of the West
Next gigs:
Friday, June 20, 7-8 pm, O'Reilly's in San Francisco
Saturday, July 12, 3:20-3:40, San Francisco Folk Festival, Golden Gate Park Bandshell, San Francisco
Sunday, August 31st, 4-6 pm, Mike Hess Brewing Walnut Creek
Friday, September 12, 8-10 Pm, Kensington Circus Pub, Kensington
New songs on Spotify:
The Mercy Kit released One Big Soul on Spotify in 2020.
The Mercy Kit is on Reverb Nation.
Like an old truck barreling across the American West, The Mercy Kit plays a rugged and exuberant brand of original Americana music. Rooted in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Mercy Kit blends outlaw country, rock, traditional, Celtic, and desert folk to create evocative stories and indelible snapshots. In 2020, they released a full-band album of original music called One Big Soul.
Formed in 2014, The Mercy Kit has played in venues throughout the Bay Area (and sometimes beyond). With Matt Heller on vocals and rhythm guitar, Kevin McCarthy on lead guitar and vocals, Jennifer Choi on vocals, Steve Bollhoefer on violin, and Bett Bollhoefer on cello, The Mercy Kit combines gritty songwriting with three-part harmonies and haunting strings, mixing their original material with an eclectic array of cover songs.
“Call out to all of those who still burn fast with hope, This is not the end of our dreams.”
Edge of the World by Matt Heller and Kevin McCarthy