Governor McKee’s Daughter to Compete on The Voice
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Kara McKee has earned a spot on The Voice Season 22.
She confirmed the rumor that has been swirling for weeks with a post on social media.
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The Voice has featured a number of Rhode Islanders, including Johnny Gates, Sarah Potenza and Billy Gilman.
There is no truth to the rumor that if Helena Foulkes had won the Democratic primary for governor, then one of her four children would have scored a slot on the show.
Here’s more about Kara, according to the site:
* Since 2016, she’s also been a member of the family band Rosemere Road with sisters Carson and Emmery Brakke. Kara is their cousin.
* All three grew up in suburban Rhode Island, singing folk songs and Christmas carols together in their parents’ living rooms, according to their Spotify bio.
* They were also involved in a cappella groups in high school. Kara performed a cappella in college as well.
* After years of living apart, all three women found themselves living in Boston in 2016 and formed the band.
* They played an open mic before the band even had a name. Asked about the band’s name, “Kara said ‘Rosemere Road’ and Carson and Emmery said, ‘Yup, that’s it,'” the trio relates on Instagram. Rosemere Road is an actual road in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
* A year later, they released their debut EP, “Nights Like These,” featuring four live tracks.
* They say their influences range from Tori Amos to Emmylou Harris to The Shirelles.
* Rosemere Road is now working on their debut album and they’ve released two singles from the project — “Winter Coat” in 2021 and “January Song” earlier this year. Check out “January Song” below. That’s Kara playing guitar and kicking off the song.
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