
Kate
enjoys combining music with her flair for the theatrical. She caught the
performing bug at the age of 6 when she and her friend harmonized
"California Dreaming" on the radio for the Wolf Point Fire Department's
Radio-thon fundraiser.
Over the years she's
been in numerous singing and performing groups including the Combustion
Chamber Singers (Seattle), Calliope Women's Choir (Minneapolis), The
Voodoo Hotdogs (Bozeman Blues Band), Sweet Relish (an irreverent women's
vocal trio). Every Christmas she performs a one-person theatrical
rendition of Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" for community
events and Christmas parties.
In addition to singing
with the DupliKates, Kate plays guitar, clarinet and percussion. When
she’s not performing with the DupliKates, Kate offers Music Together
classes for children, families and adults in the community. A
self-described “Creative Spirit Catalyst,” Kate is all about creating
opportunities for people to explore their creative spirit through
music. She also creates community with music via her involvement
coordinating music for Pilgrim Congregational Church and directing the
Singing Souls Senior Chorus (Bozeman Senior Center) and the Groovin’
Women Chorus (Pilgrim Congregational UCC).
Musical influences
Kate gravitate towards groups with a lot of vocal harmonies...the
irreverence of the Chenille sisters, the soul of Ella Fitzgerald, the
emotion of Linda Ronstadt, and more recently the unique harmonies of the
"Be Good Tanyas" and the “Wailin’ Jennys.”