About the Duet:

Together, Kate MacLeod and Kat Eggleston perform magic. They weave harmonies and melodies that entrance the listener, summoning thoughts of the more beautiful and mysterious side of life. Their performances together are rare and sought after. Their repertoire consists of original and traditional songs and instrumentals. In addition, both artists have a strong background in Celtic music that is reflected in their performances. Kate is featured on vocals, fiddle, and guitar. Kat is featured on vocals, hammered dulcimer, and guitar. The artists were introduced to each other through their affiliation with Waterbug Records, which carries some of their individual recordings. Their duet recording was released by Wind River from Folk Era Records.

Recording Info: Recordings by these artists are distributed by Wind River from Folk Era, Waterbug Records, and Red Wing Records.

Past performances have included:

Irish American Heritage Center, Chicago, IL
Spirit of the Woods Festival, Brethren, MI
Gig Harbor Folk Festival, Gig Harbor, WA
Uncle Calvin's Coffeehouse, Dallas, TX
Living Traditions Concert Series, Anaheim, CA
Acoustic Renaissance Concerts, IL
Camp Street Café, Crockett, TX
Live Oak Coffeehouse, Austin, TX
New Bedford Folk Festival, New Bedford, MA
Concerts by the Bay, Assonet, MA
Lake County Folk Club, IL
Two Way Street, Downer's Grove, IL
Folk Vespers, Salt Lake City, UT
Mountain Town Stages, Park City, UT
Entrada Institute, Torrey, UT
Thayne Stark Memorial Concert Series, Holladay, UT

Review: Sing Out! Magazine, Rich Warren:

Don't awaken me if I am dreaming that Kate and Kat, together, recorded this heavenly CD of traditional and original songs. Two expressive but distinctly different voices twine around their favorite songs, songs that have influenced their own compositions along with some of their original favorites. MacLeod's more ethereal voice weaves in and out of Eggleston's more earthy tones, while singing their way through seven songs. MacLeod plays guitar and violin, while Eggleston plays guitar and hammered dulcimer. They bow, hammer, pluck and pick their way through five instrumentals. The CD opens with their entwining, enticing harmonies singing "Good Ship in Order," a traditional amalgam of "I Will Put My Ship in Order" and "Sliver Dagger." The title instrumental, composed by Eggleston, hauntingly follows. They sing MacLeod's original fishing song, "The Annual Menhaden," and the reflection on capitol punishment "Tom Egan" that tells of a man wrongly executed for a murder he did not commit back in 1882. They sing Eggleston's dark "Measure for Measure," and the brighter "Go to the Water." This rendition of the latter song is better than the one on Eggleston's own CD. Their a cappella version of the traditional "The Two Sisters" is a stunner. They chose a particularly beautiful variant to wrap their voices around.

For Further Information Contact: Kate MacLeod, kmacleod at xmission dot com, 801-486-1998, www.katemacleod.com. Kat Eggleston, kat at eterna dot net, 773-230-2938, www.kateggleston.com