Read more about this exciting initiative and how to submit tunes on Magnetic North East’s website. Kathryn’s seed of an idea has sprouted! A book of tunes by 100 contemporary female composers from the folk/traditional music scenes of the UK and Ireland is to be published in 2022 by Faber Music.
If you follow Kathryn on Twitter you’ll know that within the space of a few hours two members of The Darkening had to drop out due to Covid. Determined not to let Purbeck audiences down, Kathryn, Amy and Kieran rehearsed long into the night with the superb singer and harpist Rachel Newton. Luckily Rachel will be en route to another show after Purbeck and is able to squeeze in this festival slot on Sunday evening. It will be a memorable show!
An interview in The Yorkshire Post, ahead of live concerts at Ryedale Festival.
Real live concerts coming up! Cockermouth Live on 3 July, has been sold out for a while. Ryedale Festival on 27 July has sold out for the 5pm performance, but some tickets are available for the 8pm show. Exciting!
An 80s TV portrait of a young Kathryn at home: the North Tyne country, wilful, remote, rich with Reivers history, and the tunes and ballads of shepherd musicians from whom she learnt her craft.
Kathryn hosts Music Planet on Saturday 1 May, 16:00 GMT. The featured artist is Peruvian soprano Yam Sumac and there’s a fascinating Road Trip to Colombia with Betto Arcos exploring the history of popular folk music style vallenato
Kathryn hosts Music Planet on Saturday 1 May, 16.00 GMT. The featured artist is Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac and there’s a fascinating Road Trip to Colombia with Betto Arcos exploring the history of the popular folk music style vallenato.
Kathryn sits in for Mark Radcliffe on Wednesday 24 February at 21.00, bringing you The Folk Show from her home in Northumberland.
A fascinating edition of Music Planet is lined up on BBC Radio 3, Saturday 13 February, 16.00 GMT. Kathryn interviews Jonathan Ward – music historian, record collector and producer of Dust-to-Digital’s latest release Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s Music, a collection of rare 78s from around the world.
BBC Radio 3’s Music Planet, 30 January 16.00 GMT: Kathryn presents music from this year’s online Celtic Connections festival. Specially recorded performances from bands across Europe and North America include a set from Quebec band Le Vent du Nord. Kathryn introduces studio sessions too, from young Celtic band Gnoss and Gaelic singer Kathleen MacInnes.