On my recordings: Tom Anderson (bass), Matt Heaton (guitar and bodhran), Valerie Thompson (cello), Seamus Connolly (fiddle); and I play piano, harp, Irish flute and whistles
Influences
James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Ricki Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, Suzanne Vega, Loreena McKennitt, Padraigin Ni Uallachain, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Hornsby, John Spillane, Altan, Clannad, Frank Harte, Niamh Parsons, Delores Keane, Richard Schindell, John Gorka
Sounds Like
Loreena McKennitt, Sarah McLachlan, Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, Carole King, Enya, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, Padraigin Ni Uallachain
Kate Chadbourne is a singer, storyteller, and poet whose performances combine traditional tales with music for voice, harp, flutes, and piano.
She holds a Ph.D. in Celtic Languages and Literatures from Harvard University where she teaches courses in Irish language and folklore – but the heart of her understanding of Irish folk tradition comes from encounters with singers, storytellers, and great talkers in Ireland. Sharing this blend of scholarship and music, Kate has found a warm welcome at museums, colleges, libraries, folk clubs, and schools throughout New England.
She has been a featured “tradition bearer” in the Revels Salon series and in the Gaelic Roots Concert Series at Boston College.
Her music was featured recently on NPR’s programs, “Cartalk” and “All Songs Considered,” and songs from her latest CD, "The Irishy Girl," are played on Irish radio programs throughout the country.
"The Harp-Boat," a collection of poems about her father, a Maine lobsterman, won the Kulupi Press 2007 Sense of Place Chapbook Contest and was published in 2008.
Whether Kate is singing, telling stories, or sharing a poem, she aims to leave her audiences moved, enlivened, and eager for their own adventures.
Hi Kate, it was lovely to have you visit my new home town. My husband & I enjoyed your performance. We didn't stay because you were thronged by fans! Wonderful job. Jane
What a treat to see & hear you and the crew last night at the Umbrella. No finer way to bring in St.P's day -warms the cockles of m'heart. You're an inspiration. -RE
Thank you so much, Kate! Had a very nice birthday weekend -- a friend of ours organizes (and also is a performer at) an annual coffeehouse that always takes place right around my birthday, so quite a nice way to spend an evening. Hope all's well with you.
Welcome to she of the graceful harp and lovely lilting(and often impish!) tunes!! You're going to have lots of fun here in 'space'... See you soon! hugs,
Hi Kate! Thank you for finding me!! Your music is beautiful and inspiring...I'm pretty sure I've told you that before, but it's worth saying again. ~~Kim
