Kate was born in 1976 and was a distinguished scholar of French, completing a BA (Hons) in French at the University of Sydney in 1999. She began performing in Paris while working as an English teacher at the Sorbonne in 2001.

After returning to Australia, Kate studied guitar and fingerpicking with Blue Mountains folk/blues guitarist and teacher Nigel Foote.

Apart from performing Kate has been variously employed as a book illustrator, cartoonist, high-school French teacher, children's party fairy, piano teacher, radio presenter and a saleswoman in a kitchenware shop.

Kate's former band Rodeo Dodo won the BluFM89.1 Singer/Songwriter competition in 2004. She co-composed the musical Catalist and has released an EP, 3 Songs, followed in 2007 by her CD The Simplest of Things, a mélange of lyrical ballads and whimsical observations.

She has performed regularly in the Blue Mountains and Sydney area, appearing at the Blue Mountains Folk, Blues and Roots festival in 2005 and 2007.

Performances in 2006 and 07 include a sell-out shows at the Clarendon Guesthouse in Katoomba, and appearances at the Australian National Climbing Festival and the Vanguard, Newtown.

Kate also plays keyboard withPeter Long's Blue Mountains pop-rock group, the Midday Sun Band and she also performed as a solo support act at their October 07 gig at Triselies nightclub in Katoomba.

On 21 November this year, Kate was awarded the BlueFM89.1 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Country Music for Jindabyne.

Apart from a prolific talent for music, Kate also draws cartoons and has illustrated children's books.

See Kate's cartoons

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