Ken Pomeroy
Tulsa, OK
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About the Artist
Ken Pomeroy will break your heart. She’ll do it with a single line––sometimes, just one word. The pain begins as an empathetic ache. Then, as Pomeroy sings her stories, you begin to see yourself in her hurt and hope. And you realize: We’re in this together.
Raised in Moore, Oklahoma, Pomeroy is Cherokee. Her mamaw gave her the name ᎤᏍᏗᏀᏯᏓᎶᏂᎨᎤᏍᏗᎦ, which means “Little Wolf with Yellow Hair.” Existing in the intersection of past, present and future; Pomeroy effortlessly channels the ancestral wisdom of her elders and her lived experience through her lyrical and instrumental composition. Writing as a cathartic release culminated in Pomeroy’s new album, Cruel Joke, released May 16, 2025 on Rounder Records. The 12-track indie-folk collection creates a wild but safe space of Pomeroy’s own––a space that, like Pomeroy herself, is brutally honest, proudly Native American, and undeniably brilliant.