With a lifetime of stories put into songs, Kate Redgate’s music is a lived-in mix of rock and roll, folk, roots-rock and country. It’s the result of a rural high school dropout using time well spent absorbing her early influences: the ones she heard as a kid on the loudspeakers at the Illinois Boots and Saddle Club, the ones she saved money and hitched rides to buy recordings of at the local record store, and the ones she waited to hear on the radio, cassette recorder button ready, so she could rewind and playback songs over and over learning chords and writing down lyrics. The Stones and the Grateful Dead, X and the Replacements, Pretenders and Joni Mitchell, Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris… You get the drift.
“We wouldn’t be the first to suggest that there’s a bit of Lucinda Williams to be found in the music of Kate Redgate, whose publicity suggests that she is a heart-worn sleeve storyteller, alt- country rebel rouser, musician, artist and creative force. Listen to “Light Under The Door” and you’ll surely find yourself saying yes, yes, yes, yes and yes to the whole list.” – Americana UK
Kate’s career spans decades of “here and there’s” – from southern Illinois, to Montana, to New England; tucked into a life spent as a survivor and a single mother. She was selected as a finalist in the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival, has shared the stage with songwriting luminaries such as Richie Havens and received international acclaim for her writing. After some years in the dark, Kate is emerging with a suitcase full of new songs and new energy. Her latest record, “Light Under The Door” released on Rum Bar Records (June, 2023 Boston, MA), is proof of her grit and determination – and not just in the songs. The album was recorded live in the studio, vocals and all over the course of 3 days.
“Life will take a swing at you, and sometimes it pulls a knife. Light Under The Door is Kate stepping toward it with a roll of pennies tucked into her fist.” – Jon Nolan, producer.
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