Kate Ellis is an Americana singer-songwriter born in Louisiana, raised in New York and now
based in London, England. Kate is excited to announce the release of her new single
‘Bluebirds And Rye ’ on the 20th August on River Rose Records. This is the second single
from her impressive sophomore album ‘Spirals’ due out in early 2022; a collection of songs
that came out of a process of soul searching “to quiet the thought storms in my head and
find my balance in the world,” says Kate.
‘Bluebirds And Rye’ follows the critically acclaimed and widely playlisted first single Another
Way. Also produced by John Reynolds (Sinead O’Connor, Indigo Girls, Damien Dempsey), it
is a sweet, poignant and uplifting folk song about a mother’s loving words of advice for her
young daughter. In Kate’s words: “I wrote this for my daughter who, like me, is an emotional
girl. This is my letter to her telling her I know what she’s going through, and it can feel hard,
but everything’s going to be fine in the end. The song is about recognising the patterns in
myself that I can see getting passed on, and the pitfalls of certain emotional pathways that I
know from experience you want to avoid. I wanted to tell her: just take a breath and find a
moment of rest. All there is is love and peace, everything else is in your head. This is what’s
important so don’t worry about the other stuff; it’s all going to be ok.”
The track was recorded in John Reynolds’ New Ayr Studios in London and features a stellar
line-up of musicians including the rhythm section from Sinéad O’Connor’s band; bass player
Clare Kenny and John Reynolds himself on drums, Chris Hillman on mandolin and Thomas
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Collison on keyboards (both AMA-UK instrumentalists of the year), acclaimed Irish singer
Pauline Scanlon on backing vocals, Joseph Paxton on violin as well as Kate’s long-time
songwriting collaborator Andy Hobsbawm on guitar.
Kate started writing songs when she decided to put down her law degree and pick up the
guitar, which led to her critically acclaimed debut album “Carve Me Out,” released in 2017.
There is a timeless quality to her sound, reflecting a love of classic singer/songwriters, from
Gram Parsons and Gillian Welch, to Mary Chapin Carpenter, Leonard Cohen and Nanci
Griffith.
Her southern country-folk roots come from her father, an important early musical influence,
who as a boy once played guitar with Hank Williams on the famous Louisiana Hayride,
where Elvis and Johnny Cash started out.
A journalist for the Observer described “hauntingly beautiful songs,” while No Depression
described her debut album ‘Carve Me Out’ as “An album of great warmth and feeling that
just makes you press repeat. RNR Magazine described it as “Delicate, melodic music with
the ring of truth to her words and that most elusive quality, soul” and AMERICANA UK said
“Quite simply a superb debut album and one that announces the arrival of a genuine talent”.
‘Bluebirds And Rye ’ will be released on August 20th and available on all digital platforms.
2021 UK TOUR DATES:
3RD – 5TH SEPTEMBER – MAVERICK FESTIVAL – SUFFOLK
https://maverickfestival.co.uk
26TH SEPTEMBER – HIGH TIDE FESTIVAL – TWICKENHAM
11TH OCTOBER – HEADLINE SHOW – GREEN NOTE – LONDON
http://www.greennote.co.uk/production/kate-ellis/
20TH NOVEMBER – ROOTS FEST – 229 – LONDON
PRE-SAVE HERE
