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Self-described “oldest-daughter-turned-high-school-dropout-turned-songwriter-with-a-metallic-sharpie,” a 14-year-old Kacie Grenon was performing original material everywhere from big stages as an opener for national touring acts to busking on the streets of Boston. At 16, Grenon, now known by last name only, and her punk-inspired indie rock band were playing local fairs, festivals, and watering holes throughout New England. By 18, she moved 1000 miles away from home to Nashville.

The genre-fracturing singer-songwriter has since played iconic stages like the Bluebird Café and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and has supported acts like Scotty McCreery, LOCASH, and Chase Bryant, and was awarded the 2021 New England Music Award’s Rock Act of the Year.

And while there’s lots more impressive Grenon bio/award stuff we could throw down, frankly, it doesn’t do the now seasoned 22-year-old justice. Put on some headphones and listen to "Snow for a Day," Grenon’s second release from her upcoming debut EP. Then give in to your inclination to listen to it again and again.

Produced by Grenon and Phil Barnes, the idea for "Snow for a Day" came to her during a particularly raw downtime for the New Hampshire native. Between apartments and crashing in a tiny studio with “mini fridge and heavy heart,” it was the closest Grenon would come to moving back home.

“I brought the first verse to Brandon Gorman for our first writing session, and it became my favorite song I’ve ever written,” she said. A few weeks later, she would bring it to producer Phil Barnes, who clearly had a feel for it. “It’s the most truthful I’ve ever been in my music, which is scary as hell. But I think the best things can come from there.”

Grenon’s writing and performing instrument of choice is the acoustic guitar she chose -- or should we say, chose her... a rare, limited edition Takamine known only as Kunoichi, the Japanese name for a female ninja. Mysterious, stealthy, and lethal, a Kunoichi uses cunning, beauty and supreme talent to achieve her objectives, so if ever a guitar and artist were meant for each other…

The Kunoichi made its way to the US via Takamine’s Makoto Terasaki, who gifted it to Takamine’s Nashville artist relations stash back in 2015. The name alone made it abundantly clear that any guitar instilled with the spirit of a female warrior was not an ordinary instrument for just any artist. And "Snow for a Day" makes it clear that Grenon is no ordinary artist. Check out more Grenon here.