Ivy Ford

Known as The Blues Kitten, serving an experience of music to soothe your soul & fill your heart. Ivy Ford, singer, musician, entertainer. Waukegan born and raised, at 29 she is quite the up and coming artist of the Chicago blues and live music scene. Ivy Ford started performing live with Kenosha based band The Real Deal, managed by Steve Rainey at 13 and since then continues to nurture her niche and calling to the music. She plays piano, alto saxophone, drums, bass guitar and guitar which are primarily self-taught. In late 2012, Ford joined a local blues band which in time evolved into Ivy Ford and The Cadillacs and gained fair amounts of popularity. Fast forward two years and Ivy Ford has managed to take the Chicago scene by storm. In January, 2015 Ivy Ford opened for the legend, Buddy Guy at his club in Chicago and continues to share the stage with Chicago blues hall of famers, J.B. Ritchie, Joe Moss, Toronzo Cannon and Tom Holland. She fronts her very own band and besides obtaining the title of "Chicago's Blues Kitten," performs song selections from not just the blues genres but RnB and soul.

Aside from performing every weekend at both private and public event, clubs and venues, she is in the process of recording an unplugged album including originals. She's been apart of Buddy Guys Legends, Artist series and traveled to Minneapolis, MN to perform at Artspace's 2013 Celebration at the Cowle Theater. Ivy Ford has been featured in Buddy Guy's Blues and Music News, Lake County Magazine and Blues Guitar Expert's online forum. She's one of the leading "youngbloods" of blues and brings a refreshing yet classic face to the music. She formerly handled her cherry red, Epiphone-339 with as much confidence as any of the bluesmen today and can belt out notes to fill a room and serenade a phrase sweeter than sugar in ways that make anyone and everyone tune in to what she has to say. With her latest "Buddy Guy," polka dot stratocaster Ivy Ford, always respects the history and tradition of roots and blues music, while presenting it in a fresh, young and trendy way. In 'Harvesting My Roots' (2019), Ford's stories and songs are weaved from her real life trials, tribulations, achievements, fears and courage. She's always been proud of her work but this specific album is the first to truly hold a deep place in her heart, soul and being. Her latest album "Club 27" (2020) came from a place of necessity for Ivy Ford. The young musician, released this album on her very own 27th birthday and although magnifying this bittersweet trend of artists that have shaped our musical playlists even today leaving us too soon, Ford intends on breaking this cycle and closing that chapter of the club.