Kate in the Kettle - Solo Support Tour (Kate Young)Hand-Picked to Tour with Folk Artisans MoulettesKate Young combines her voice with her fiddle to make tapestries; music woven from different folk traditions and a base in Scottish fiddle playing, with a strong environmental viewpoint that reflects a creative fire within this captivating and inspiring artist.
Growing up near Edinburgh, her passion for her music has taken her to tour Europe and Australia as part of world music group ‘Ethno in Transit’; to perform alongside Mercury Award-nominee Eliza Carthy in the all-female fiddle-singers band 'Carthy, Hardy, Farrell and Young' (UK), who released the album 'Laylam' in 2013 via Hemhem Records; She has composed for string quartets including Mr McFall's Chamber and Northern Sinfonia Quartet, and is currently creating a soundtrack for Czech film, 'Montenegro' (EasyFunFilms).
Her passion for projects does not stop there – with new material created under the name Kate in the Kettle, Kate is heading out on a major UK tour in 2014. She was hand-picked by renowned Navigator Records signed artist Moulettes for 13 dates, set to feature several big sold out shows.
Kate in the Kettle embraces old customs with new ideas, merging and setting boundaries between each element. Looking at past and future traditions, and reflecting what it means to be an artist in Scotland and beyond, this music is aiming to raise awareness for current environmental issue in a cultural climate of worldwide musical interaction. With a new single ‘Gold and Green’ due for release on Friday 9th May, Kate is set to take her Moulettes supports by storm.
Listen to new single ‘Green and Gold’ from Kate In The Kettle, to be released on Friday 9th May 2014: https://soundcloud.com/kate-in-the-kettle/green-gold
Check out the accompanying video to ‘Green and Gold’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8P7TpGoAs& feature=youtu.be
Catch Kate Young on tour supporting Moulettes in April/May:
23rd Apr Bridport Electric Palace 24th Apr Brighton The Haunt 25th Apr Ipswich Cult Cafe 26th Apr Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms 30th Apr Wolverhampton Robin 2 01st May Manchester Ruby Lounge 02nd May York Fibbers 08th May Liverpool Academy 2 09th May Newcastle The Cluny 10th May Morecambe The Hothouse 23rd May Torrington The Plough Arts Centre 30th May Newbury Arlington Arts Centre
Links: Website: www.kateyoungmusic.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Kate-in-the-Kettle/49024840508 Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/kate-in-the-kettle
April 24, 2014 10:16am ET by IAA Touring
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