KARI KIRKLAND

The Canadian-born daughter of two working musicians from the US, Kari’s childhood was spent crisscrossing North America by car.  She played in various pop, rock, cabaret, and jazz groups through the early 2000’s in Canada and the US before moving to Europe in 2003 where she spent 4 years writing, recording, and performing.  While working in Seattle as a private chef by day, and performing music at night, Kari signed up for a flying trapeze class.  There, she met her husband, Gary, in midair; he owned a circus school and performance venue in downtown Seattle.  They married a year to the day later.  Working together, they produced large-scale theatrical circus shows, but her musical career took a back seat until Gary stepped in. Gary contacted Shelly Berg to see if he would consider working on a demo recording with Kari.  After a cinematic, read more...