Closing the year 2011
Wow, what a year it has been! It's had its ups and downs, but somehow ended on a high notewith a sold-out house at Libby Gardner Hall in Salt Lake City for the December 17th Red Rock Rondo symphony premier. The concert was filmed and recorded, so we are looking forward to seeing some of that in the future. A new recording was released this year, with duo partner Kat Eggleston. I've also enjoyed performing with Robin Spielberg's American Tapestry, featuring Robin, myself and amazing cellist Catherine Bent who teaches at Berklee
College of Music in Boston, MA. I am now on a holiday break. Next year looks equally fantastic and I'm looking forward to the richness of what music brings to our lives.
Television Premiere
Kate was featured by Salt Lake Community College television on July 21, 2011, 9pm Mountain Time, Comcast Channel 17. You can also watch this one-hour program on Vimeo.Celtic Radio - Featuring Kate and Kat
The Lost and Found recording has lately been chosen as a featured recording on Celtic Radio.The Folk Tree radio show on Iowa Public Radio has chosen the recording as 'CD of the Month."
Kate and Kat - New Recording - Now Available
Lost and Found, the second duo
recording by the intermingling
voices of Kate MacLeod and Kat Eggleston is now available online
through Waterbug Records
and at the musicians' live concerts.
There is detailed information about the recording on the Kate and Kat
page of this website. A radio release
is scheduled for May. In a few weeks, it will also be available for
digital downloads on all of the regular sites. Read Hank Davis' Victory
Review article on the duo's March, 2011 Seattle concert. (Posted
May 13,
2011)<>Rose Laughlin - Produced by Kate and Kat - Rose Records Kate's Song
Kate and Kat teamed up for more than a concert with the production of Rose Laughlin's latest
recording House of Memory.
Rose recorded Kate's song New
Homeland on this collection including traditional ballads and
songs by some of America's favorite songwriters, Leonard Cohen, Kate
Wolf and Woody Guthrie. This
recording has been chosen as "Pick of the Week" by Rich Warren of The
Midnight Special, and wonderful reviews are pouring
in. New Homeland is a
highlight, the song has recently been played on BBC Wales, Radio
Ireland, Jefferson Public Radio in Oregon and other stations.NPR - What's in a Song
National Public Radio aired a "What's in a Song" segment based on Kate
MacLeod and her song Something Left
You Living, a song on her Blooming
CD. It was aired nationally on Sunday Feb. 20, during "Morning
Edition." The 4-minute piece is archived HERE.Kate's Smashed Guitar - Thank You Delta Airlines
Well, we've all heard about it, the smashing of instruments in airline travel. And it happened to Kate. Delta Airlines smashed her "guitar for upscale concerts" guitar, to smithereens. No kidding. It was unbelievable. Despite the fact that the case was unharmed (How they did do that trick?). The follow-up is a long story, including the company holding onto the smashed guitar, and then THROWING IT AWAY! That!, is what got them in the long run. As soon as it was mentioned, that their throwing away someone's possession was probably a crime, the situation was treated with utmost respect and Kate began to get some compensation. The story is almost over. It will be over when the guitar is actually replaced. Kate doesn't have time for shopping, but she needs a new "guitar for upscale concerts" by October.Jack Hardy - The Passing
Kate's long-time friend Jack Hardy, fellow musician/magician, brother in kinship, soul-friend in universe time, passed away on March 11, 2011. Kate recorded two of Jack's songs, performed on several of his recordings and toured with Jack in Europe and the USA.Here is a link to the New York Times article about Jack's passing, published on March 12, 2011.
Utah Phillips Tribute CD
The Utah-based Utah Phillips tribute CD, produced by Kate, has arrived!
For detailed information about this project and its related activities
see: www.thelongmemory.com.
There is a thorough interview/article on the project published by Victory
Music.org. The recording will be released to radio in May of
2011. It is available online through Waterbug Records. Robin Spielberg - American Tapestry
Kate's violin playing, acoustic guitar playing and voice have been
included on pianist Robin
Spielberg's Sea to Shining Sea.
Kate will be touring for performances with Robin's American Tapestry
concert dates. For concert dates see Robin's
Calendar.Emmy Awards: Red Rock Rondo Documentary
It's exciting to announce that the 1-hour documentary "Red Rock Rondo, Zion Canyon Song Cycle" has garnered Emmy Awards in two categories from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Rocky Mountain Chapter. Utah musician Phillip Bimstein won the Emmy for Best Musical Composition, and Utah producer Taki Telonidis won for Best Arts Entertainment Program. In the 6-member Red Rock Rondo Ensemble that performed the music in the soundtrack, Kate sings lead and plays guitar and violin. The full-length CD of the project's songs and the documentary DVD are for sale through the Western Folklife Center. For information about this project see the Red Rock Rondo website.New Projects on the Horizon
A Secret Gift - A second Red Rock Rondo recording is in the making, this one based on Ted Gup's recently published book A Secret Gift.The collection of songs will be premiered in December, 2011 in a CD release concert with the Salt Lake Symphony in Libby Gardner Hall, Salt Lake City, UT.
Stonecircle Records Kate's Winter Love
The celtic-fusion group, Stonecircle, recorded Kate's song Winter Love on their CD, Metamorphosis. It is a lovely rendition, with an elaborate and thoughtful arrangement. For information about this recording see: www.stonecirclemusic.com.Laurie Lewis Sings the Lark
Laurie Lewis included a Kate MacLeod song on a recording, once again. This time it is Lark in the Morning, one of Kate's most covered songs. It's a remarkably beautiful version, included on Laurie's new CD, Blossoms. You can purchase copies through Laurie's website at www.laurielewis.com.Thank you Laurie!
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ARCHIVED NEWS UPDATES
Blooming - CD Release!
Kate's new recording, Blooming, is now available for sale. The recording was made in Nashville, TN and produced by Tim O'Brien. It also features additional musicians Darrell Scott, Byron House and Kenny Malone. The first celebratoryconcert is scheduled for Saturday September 26 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City, UT. See the calendar page for upcoming concerts. For recording details see the Blooming page where stories, notes, photographs and song lyrics can be found.
You Tube
Recommended You Tube Videos:"Blooming"
"Lark in the Morning"
Red Rock Rondo - Film Documentary
As Utah’s Zion National Park turns 100, the Western Folklife Center in cooperation with KUED TV have produced an hour-long high-definition television program that has been selected as a signature project of the Park’s Centennial celebration. Red Rock Rondo explores this spectacular place and its people through their stories put to music by Phillip Bimstein, former mayor of Springdale, Utah, which borders the Park. See the calendar page for public screenings and concerts surrounding the release of the KUED documentary Red Rock Rondo. KUED television features the documentary on May 21 at 8pm, May 24 at 6pm and on May 26 at 7pm. The Red Rock Rondo DVD is available for sale through the Western Folklife Center.*NEW* Instructional DVD - See CDs Page.
Kate has available for sale a new instructional video: "Beginning Fiddle for the Novice or the Classically Trained." See the CDs page for DVD description and how to order.YouTube Demo Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-kWKOqeFog
Upcoming Recording, w/Fundraiser: February and March, '09.
Kate MacLeod has a new recording project on the drawing board to be released in late-summer/fall of 2009. It will be produced by Tim O'Brien, and will be "magical." If you are interested in the discounted recording sale of Kate's recordings, in support of the project, (direct mail-order from Kate, through the month of March, 2009) contact Kate MacLeod by email at info@katemacleod.com. CD release concerts are now being scheduled. If you are interested in booking a CD release concert featuring Kate MacLeod see contact information at the bottom of each website page.'Song of the Soul' Radio Interview
Listen to a radio interview with Kate MacLeod, recorded on November 25, 2008.Interviewer - Mark Judkins Helpsmeet.
This interview will be stored for listening at
www.NorthernSpiritRadio.org
and at www.SpeakingTruth.org.
Kate and Mark Judkins Helpsmeet are both members of Quaker communities in their local areas, hence the interview includes this common subject matter as substance within the interview. You will hear what is behind some of the songs that Kate has written and recorded. A direct link to the interview is...
http://www.northernspiritradio.org/index.asp?command=showinfo&showid=475875066270
Kate is Awarded "Artist in Residence"
Kate has been chosen as Artist in Residence by the Entrada Institute for the 2008-2009 season. She will be spending time in Torrey, UT, creating music inspired by the Colorado Plateau. Listen for upcoming music inspired by her time spent in and around Torrey, UT, by the beauty of Capitol Reef National Park and by the rich community of people that live there.Red Rock Rondo Releases Debut Recording
Red Rock Rondo, a grant-funded song cycle composed by Phillip Bimstein, for which Kate MacLeod sings lead vocals, has recently released a debut recording. You can purchase this recording through CD Baby. It will also be available for digital download on a variety of internet sites. Look for the film documentary based on the song cycle project that will be aired on PBS in May of 2009.Laurie Lewis Records "Alaska" Again
Thanks Laurie! You can hear Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum sing a "live" duet version ofKate's "Alaska" on their latest recording release, "Live - Laurie Lewis and The Right
Hands." See Laurie Lewis' website at www.laurielewis.com.
New Song Available for Download-Wyoming Dove-Fundraiser
Kate's latest recorded song, "Wyoming Dove," is available for download sale by searching for the artist's name at Great Indie Music and www.aimestreet.com. Kate's song "Wyoming Dove", written in October 2006, was inspired by a conversation with a resident of Wyoming whose family member was serving in Iraq and is dedicated to all families with members who are or were serving overseas. Profits from download sales will be donated to the American Friends Service Committee, an organization that carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world. In 1947 the AFSC, along with the British Friends Service Council, received the Nobel Peace Prize. Kate has performed this song at numerous performances over the past year where audience members requested that she record this song and make it available for listeners to share. She is joined on the recording by her musicans friends, Mark Hazel providing the vocal harmony, Steve Keen on accordion and Robert Dow on electric bass. You can listen to the song at Great Indie Music or on Kate's Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/katemacleodinfo.
Kate is Part of "Red Rock Rondo"
Red Rock Rondo has been chosen as a signature presentation for the Zion National Park Centennial Project, the Park's 100th anniversary celebration during 2009. See Red Rock Rondo's Myspace page for more information and performance dates. The project and some group performances will be filmed for a documentary produced by KUED television, based in Salt Lake City. "Red Rock Rondo" began in 2006 and features musicians Kate MacLeod, Phillip Bimstein, Hal Cannon, Charlotte Bell, Harold Carr and Flavia Cervino-Wood. This project is a collaborative effort, a composed song cycle based on interviews with residents living in the Rockville/Springdale/Grafton area of Southern Utah. Utah-based composer (and former Springdale mayor) Phillip Bimstein was awarded a grant to compose "Red Rock Rondo" by the nationwide Continental Harmony Commissioning Program of the American Composers Forum. Through composer residencies such as Bimstein's, Continental Harmony promotes celebration of community, history, and a sense of place. The six musicians perform the collection of original songs with vocals accompanied by an assortment of guitars, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, mandocello, harmonica, button accordion, oboe, and English Horn. "Red Rock Rondo" is a project supported by Continental Harmony and Utah-based partners: Mountain West Center for Regional Studies, the Utah Arts Festival, the Town of Springdale, the Town of Rockville, Zion Natural History Association, Zion Canyon Field Institute, Tanner Summer Series, KRCL FM Radio, and Utah Public Radio.
Mollie Covers Kate
On June 14, 2007, Mollie O'Brien and Rich Moore release their new CD, "900 Baseline." It was recorded before an audience at the Chautauqua Community House in Boulder, Colorado. Mollie and Rich have included Kate's song, "Lark in the Morning," which has become standard repertoire in their performances. On "900 Baseline," Kate is in good company, for her song is among others by Steve Goodman, A.P. Carter, Percy Mayfield, Bob Haymes, Malvina Reynolds, Memphis Minnie, and Ted Jarrett. You won't want to miss Mollie's new collection of timeless songs--sung by one of the most talented singers of our time, and accompanied by her long-time partner Rich Moore. For more information and links to purchase this CD and Mollie's others (including her 1996 studio recording, "Tell It True," on which she first recorded Kate's "Lark in the Morning") see Mollie O'Brien's website (www.mollieobrien.com).
It's Time for Breakfast
Released by Waterbug Records in April 2005, Kate MacLeod and the Pancakes offer their first full-length band recording. It features five of Kate's original songs, a few traditional songs, "Time Passes Slowly" by Bob Dylan, and "Forget Me Nots" by Jack Hardy.
The band recorded it during three days in 2000, and it is finally ready to be served. Pancakes are worth waiting for. To order, see Kate's CD's page on this website, or go to Waterbug Records.
Roots Music Report 5/10/05
5 STARS. This album is just awesome. Kate
MacLeod presents her music as well as any has been presented. A little
bit of everything on this CD. Kate's music is honest and she delivers
her message true and clear. This is out of the ordinary folk music.
Unique and produced with expertise. This release wil not be taken for
granted by any Folk Music lover. An outstanding project by Kate MacLeod
and the Pancakes.
Behind the Boss
Still wet with sweat from their invigorating, standing-room-only Saturday Night performance at the Tucson Folk Festival on April 30, 2005, Kate MacLeod and the Pancakes returned to their humble digs in northern Utah to be greeted by the unexpected news that their newly released recording, "Breakfast" (Waterbug Records) was ranked (and tied for) third--behind only recent releases from Bruce Springsteen and Robert Earl Keen, Jr.--in terms of the number of the 73 Americana Music Association-registered radio stations that added it as a new title for regular airplay during the week ending May 2. Breakfast is served!
Laurie Covers Kate
Kate's song "Alaska" has been recorded by the divine bluegrass/old-time/songwriter, Laurie Lewis. The recording of Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum, "Guest House" was released March 30, 2004, on High Tone Records. For further information about Laurie Lewis, visit her website at www.laurielewis.com. "Alaska" can be found on Kate's bluegrass-flavored 1995 debut recording, "Trying to Get it Right," produced by Charles Sawtelle, available through Waterbug Records and also this website (see Kate's CDs page).
Other Things to Look for...
Kate played fiddle on Jack Hardy's releases, Omens
(2000), Bandolier (2002), and NOIR (2007), available through his
website. Also of interest are Anke Summerhill's two
recordings, The Roots Run Deep, and her
newest release, Shine On Through. Kate has
worked as the producer for both of these recordings. Kate MacLeod and
Kat Eggleston have produced Rose
Laughlin's 2011 recording, House of Memory.