Slide guitarist and blues, roots and folk singer-songwriter Kara Grainger relocated to LA to record her debut solo album Grand and Green River. Her album features an all-star cast of musicians including Kara’s hero Little Feat’s Richie Hayward and Grammy Award winning pianist Joel Guzman (Los Lobos) and a duet with Amos Lee. Kara was a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition for her song On My Way and her song Secret Soul received honourable mention in the Billboard Songwriting Competition. Kara returned to Oz in May to release her album and did a 20-date tour supporting blues guitarist Jeff Lang.