Kym Warner
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, four-time Australian Mandolin Champion and multi- instrumentalist / vocalist Kym Warner began his musical journey touring the Australian Outback in 1993. In 1995 Kym spent two semesters at South Plains College in Levelland, TX studying and performing American roots music.
He spent the next 5 years touring Australia before moving to the U.S in 2001.
A founding member of the progressive acoustic band The Greencards, Kym toured the US, Europe and Australia extensively for thirteen years, recorded six studio albums and received accolades such as Three GRAMMY nominations, a #1 Billboard Bluegrass Album, an Americana Award for 'Best New Artist' and a 31 date national tour with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson.
In 2015, Kym released his debut solo album ‘Everything That Brought Me Here’, a full- instrumental album all composed and recorded by Kym with musical contributions by Tommy Emmanuel, Dan Dugmore, Jedd Hughes and Jeff Taylor to name a few.
Soon after he joined Robert Earl Keen as a member of his touring and studio band which included numerous performances at The Mother Church of Country Music, The Ryman in Nashville, as well as Red Rocks and the famed Carnegie Hall in NYC.
Kym also composed and produced the theme music for ‘Robert Earl Keen’s’ podcast ‘Americana, The 51st State’.
Kym has performed with Robert Ear Keen, Lyle Lovett, Ricky Skaggs, Willie Nelson, Hayes Carll, Reckless Kelly, Eliza Gilkyson, Ray Wylie Hubbard and The Greencards.
In March 2022 Kym was inducted into the South Australian Music Hall of Fame.
In addition to performing with Robert Earl Keen, Kym has a new duo project with Tony Kamel (Wood & Wire) with a recent single release of Blaze Foley’s Election Day now available on all platforms.