The Loving Kind

Born in Texas, Nanci Griffith began performing at the tender age of 14. Upon arriving in Nashville, Nanci swept Nashville off its collective feet with what Rolling Stone later described as her unique form of "folkabilly" music. She came to Music City as one of the brightest lights in a new generation of artists merging country with folk and pop music that included Lyle Lovett, Dwight Yoakum, and Steve Earle.

Her admirers are legion and her awards appropriately numerous: five Grammy nominations, including a win for her gracious 1993 recording 'Other Voices, Other Rooms' celebrating other songwriters, and two more for her dazzling performances on albums by The Chieftains. She has penned some of country music's most enduring compositions, including Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson's "Gulf Coast Highway."

Griffith is a fiercely loyal person - her band, The Blue Moon Orchestra, has been with her since 1986. With the release of 'Ruby's Torch', Griffith returned to the Rounder Records and has stayed to release this beautiful album.

'The Loving Kind' finds Nanci at the top of her game as a songwriter, interpreter, and singer. Featuring nine songs written by Griffith and her collaborators, and four well-chosen covers, the album takes its place alongside the consistently acclaimed work of this Grammy Award-winning, genre-defying artist. The songs touch on newsworthy issues as well as matters of the heart, capturing life at its most complex. 'The Loving Kind' marks a triumphant return for one of America's most revered singer / songwriters.