Margo Price


Margo Rae Price is an American country singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Fader has called her "country's next star." Her debut solo album Midwest Farmer's Daughter was released on Third Man Records on March 25, 2016. The album was recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, and was engineered by Matt Ross-Spang. The album was recorded in three days. On tour, she is backed by her band the Pricetags.
In December 2018, Price received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

Career

Price grew up in the small town of Aledo, Illinois, where she played piano and sang in church choir before studying dance and theater at Northern Illinois University. She dropped out of school in 2003, at age 20, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee.
In Nashville, Price worked a number of jobs including waiting tables, installing and removing residential siding, and teaching children dance at a YMCA. Price and her husband, guitarist Jeremy Ivey, were part of Secret Handshake, a band that only played political songs before she and Ivey started Buffalo Clover and later formed Margo and the Pricetags, which she says was "supposed to be a supergroup." Sturgill Simpson and Kenny Vaughan, longtime guitarist in Marty Stuart's band, have both been in the lineup at various times.
Price has been described by Rolling Stone Country as "a fixture of the East Nashville music community," and appeared on that publication's list of Country Artists You Need to Know in 2014. Fellow Nashville musician Aaron Lee Tasjan calls her "a singular and vital part of this scene, as a thing unto herself."
On April 9, 2016, Price was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. On May 17, 2016, she made her UK television debut on Later... with Jools Holland. In addition to her appearance on UK television, her tracks have appeared on shows on BBC Radio 6Music, notably with Steve Lamacq. On October 6, 2016, she appeared on. On November 16, 2016, she appeared on Charlie Rose, performing "All American Made", and "Hands of Time" from Midwest Farmer's Daughter.
Price has proven to be popular in the UK, with her album reaching number 1 on the UK Country Album chart, embarking on UK tours in 2016 and 2017, performing on Later... with Jools Holland and at the prestigious Glastonbury Festival as well as garnering 3 nominations from the UK Americana Awards. She performed as part of the festival in 2018.
On July 27, 2017, Price released a four-track EP titled Weakness, followed by her second full-length album All American Made on October 20, 2017.
On July 10, 2020 she released her third full-length album That’s How Rumors Get Started.

Influences

Price cites Janis Joplin, Bobbie Gentry, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Todd Snider, and Dolly Parton as major influences. Her voice has also been compared to those of Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. Price's great-uncle, Bobby Fischer, was a songwriter for George Jones, Conway Twitty, Charley Pride and Reba McEntire. Nashville Scene noted that she often writes about "life's cruel twists and unjust turns" and that "her matter-of-factness conveys an enduring humility." In an interview with Aquarium Drunkard, Price admitted that "for a very long time, I didn't want to be a white girl, I wanted to be a soul singer", listing James Brown and Etta James as particular favorites.

Personal life

Price is married to Jeremy Ivey, who plays guitar in her band. In 2010, Price gave birth to two twin brothers, Judah Quinn and Ezra. Two weeks after his birth, Ezra died from a heart condition. On June 4, 2019, Price gave birth to their third child, a girl, Ramona Lynn Ivey.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

TitleDetails
Live at Rough Trade East
  • Release date: 2016
  • Label: Third Man
Perfectly Imperfect at the Ryman
  • Release date: 2020
  • Label: Bandcamp

    • Extended plays

    Singles

    Music videos

    With Buffalo Clover

    Touring and performances

    Glastonbury

    In 2017, Price performed at the legendary Glastonbury Festival in the UK.

    Country to Country

    In March 2018, Price performed as part of the line-up at the festival, Europe's largest country music festival. Taking place over three days, artists performed in Dublin at the 3Arena, Glasgow at the SSE Hydro and London, England|London at the O2 Arena. The 2018 event was headlined by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Kacey Musgraves and Little Big Town. Price performed on the same bill as Little Big Town and was the second artist to perform on the main stage following Midland and before Emmylou Harris.

    Girls Just Wanna Weekend

    In July 2018, it was announced that Price will be one of the performers at Brandi Carlile's upcoming music festival called Girls Just Wanna Weekend.
    The event took place from January 30, 2019 to February 3, 2019 in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico, and Price did not perform.