Folk Bands and Artists
Kate Griffin
https://www.kategriffincreative.com/music
Rising star of the UK and international folk scene, Kate Griffin is a gifted clawhammer banjo player, singer and composer, fusing musical influences from around the world into her music. Kate has performed with multiple projects over the last seven years, including global folk collective Mishra (with Ford Collier) who weave an enchanting web that blends Americana, English folk and Indian music. As a solo artist she launched the Wayside Tales project in 2018, transforming stories from her childhood home into reflective compositions. More recently, she has worked on a collaboration with talented harpist Manon McCoy, and completed a 2020 Fellowship with international music exchange programme Making Tracks. Kate didn’t let lockdown slow her down – in 2020 she was also awarded a grant from EFDSS (the English Folk Dance & Song Society) to explore musical collaborations with Mozambique artist Matchume Zango and at the very end of the year, she announced she would be joining popular female folk band The Magpies. Spring 2021 saw Kate and her Mishra band-mates rehearsing and recording their second album, and she’s looking forward to a busy year working with her various musical collaborators.
GIGS COMING UP
The Nest Collective
- Magpie´s Nest - (London)
Âellin, Caraway, MATCHUME ZANGO, Kate Griffin, Ruth Lyon, Sarah Jane Scouten, Old Spot, Craven
Saturday 13th June · 3:00PM · Cody Dock · Star Lane · £40
