Press Quotes
“an emotional weight that can stop you in your tracks, even long after the song is finished”
— NPR All Songs Considered +
“The most talented new singer-songwriter I've heard in the past decade”
— Rich Warren, Folkstage
“Kora Feder is obviously a rising voice on the American folk scene”
— Fatea Magazine, UK ~
over 1.5 million streams on Spotify & 5 months on folk radio charts
"This plush and emotionally valiant collection of tunes has an ability to scratch out borders and barriers, aerating life into a singular boundless space, if only for a few stirring moments."
— The Sacramento Bee -
"With a lyrical straightforwardness evoking that of Pete Seeger, Ms. Feder masterfully shows the power of song-as-clarion-call."
— Roots Music Report +
“Kora Feder is very much up to the task of confronting the times we live in. She has accumulated a wealth of experience which is by no means the norm for someone so young.”
— Folk Radio, UK ^
“the carefully conceived work of a thoroughly engaging and exceptionally capable storyteller”
— Lonely Ghost Burning, UK #
“I have yet to hear anyone reach this deep to find it and sing it.”
— Eliza Gilkyson, in reference to the song ‘In a Young Person’s Body’
"Her songwriting is full of imagery and tightly crafted, showing an amazing command of the English language applied to her lyrics. Her timing and syntax add that extra emphasis to what she wants the listener to pay attention to. This young lady will go far."
— Houston Music Review ^
"Kora Feder gives us a MASTERCLASS on songwriting"
— Sisters Folk Festival, Oregon ~
“Kora is an incredibly gifted songwriter in that she is able to write about challenging subjects like poverty and gun control, with unshakeable grace.”
— Cindy Howes, Basic Folk +
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A few of my favorite past shows
Strawberry Music Festival (Nevada City, CA)
Bluebird Cafe (Nashville, TN)
McCloud Mountain Bluegrass Festival (McCloud, CA)
Palms Playhouse (Winters, CA)
Sisters Folk Festival (Sisters, OR)
Kuumbwa Jazz Center (Santa Cruz, CA)
Freight & Salvage (Berkeley, CA)*
California World Fest (Grass Valley, CA)*
Vets Memorial Theater (Davis, CA)
Club Passim (Cambridge, MA)
Folkstage (Chicago, IL)
Bound for Glory at Cornell Uni (Ithaca, NY)
Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY)
American Folk Art Museum (New York, NY)
Buffalo Friends of Folk (Buffalo, NY)
Sellersville Theater (Sellersville, PA)
Jamey's House of Music (Philadelphia, PA)
Fischer Fest (Texas)*
Kerrville Folk Festival (Texas) songwriting showcase
Telluride Bluegrass Festival (Colorado) songwriting showcase
Thai PBS Weekend Special (Bangkok, Thailand)
Just Passin' Through Series at Richard's Landing Town Hall (Ontario, Canada)
House concerts across the country! <3
*as a member of the band and solo opener to the Rita Hosking Band