Kate McDonnell

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Kate McDonnell
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Background information
Born
Katherine (Kate) Lindsay McDonnell

(1961-03-07) March 7, 1961 (age 65)
GenresFolk
OccupationsMusician- songwriter
Years active1990s–present
Websitehttps://katemcdonnell.com/

Kate McDonnell is an American folk singer and songwriter.

Career

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In her teens and early 20s, she was part of a duo with her sister, Anne McDonnell. They self-produced the LP, "Middle Flight," in 1980, through Owen Productions.[1][2] From 1989 to 1992, she was part of the duo McDonnell–Tane with Freddie Tane.[3][4] They opened for Bob Dylan, Suzanne Vega, Kathy Mattea, Willie Nelson, Judy Collins, Leo Kottke, and Arlo Guthrie.[5]

McDonnell released her first solo album, Broken Bones reissued by Waterbug Records in 1994.[6][7] She was voted #1 singer/songwriter in the New Haven Advocate, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1994.[8][3] Her 1998 album Next was reviewed in the Boston Globe: "Arrangements ... centered on McDonnell's soaring soprano vocals, expressive acoustic guitar finger picking"... "With her poetic songs... she shares life with an unforgettable impact".[9] She has played at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival,[10] and the Kerrville Folk Festival.[11]

In 2001, her CD "Don't Get Me Started" was released on the Swiss label Brambus records.[12] Rani Arbo in Acoustic Guitar wrote: "Kate McDonnell applies a polished and subtle musicianship to bluegrass, swing tunes, and classic single–songwriter fare." When the finger picked or flat-picked, the guitar is rhythmically solid, fleet and energetic... best of all, McDonnell's voice has a sweet patina that complements her stylized yet unaffected delivery and stays fresh throughout".[13] That year, McDonnell performed at the Newport Folk Festival, and in 2002 she won first place at the Mountain Stage Festival new song competition for "Go Down Moses."[14][15]

Discography

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  • Middle Flight, Katie & Anne McDonnell (1980)[16]
  • Volcanic Rendezvous, Kate McDonnell–Freddie Tane (1991)[17]
  • Broken Bones (1992)[18]
  • Next (1998)[19][18]
  • Don't Get Me Started (2001)[18]
  • Where the Mangoes Are, (2005)[20]
  • Ballad of a Bad Girl (2021)[21][18]

References

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