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Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Kate MacLeod has lived in Salt Lake City, Utah since 1979 and is now a major folk music artist in the intermountain region. She is an unpretentious songwriter whose lyric style is subtle, spare, and sometimes chilling, delivering her music with strong vocals, guitar, and exquisite fiddle playing. Some of her songs are based on historic events and written in a folk ballad style that demonstrates her long experience with traditional music. Other songs of hers could easily be covered by mainstream artists. Kate's lyrics have invited comparisons to John Steinbeck and Woody Guthrie, and her singing has been compared to Nanci Griffith and Emmylou Harris. Kate cites Jean Ritchie, Norman Blake, Peter Rowan, Mary McCaslin, and Paul Simon among her influences; but Kate is very much an original. In 1993 Kate began a friendship with Charles Sawtelle, guitarist of the bluegrass band, Hot Rize, who produced Kate's first two solo recordings. Through her performances, radio interviews and CD distribution by Oregon-based Waterbug Records, Kate has steadily gained a following across the continent and in Europe. She has performed in classical, bluegrass, old-time, Cajun and Celtic music ensembles. Since 1994 she has played in the Utah-based Celtic band, Shanahy. She also performs her songs with a four-piece band that includes a drummer. Kate is a sought-after private music instructor, studio musician, record producer and leader of songwriting and fiddling workshops. Her songs can be heard performed by other artists in coffeehouses, on recordings, and on festival stages, but the best way to hear her work is straight from Kate herself.

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