kate macleod and kat eggleston

Kate and Kat performing one of their favorite ABBA songs at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT, March, 2011.

The duo at the Fairfield Studios Concert Series in Shreveport, LA on February 28, '10. Playing tunes 'Over the Moor to Maggie' and 'The Flogging Reel'. The musicians' recordings are available on Waterbug Records, Wind River from Folk Era Records and Red Wing Records.

"New Homeland" is one of Kate MacLeod's original songs. It is included on Kate and Kat's duet CD "Drawn from the Well" that is distributed by Wind River from Folk Era Records. This performance was recorded at a coffeehouse concert series in Elgin, IL, on October 25, '09. New Homeland is one of those songs that people sometimes mistake for a traditional song. It is one of Kate's earliest songs, written over 25 years ago. So, how old does that make Kate? God only knows. She's a Highlander, a MacLeod, you know, absolutely ageless.

"Sound the Pibroch" in my opinion, is one of Kat's best songs. It is not a song about Bonnie Prince Charlie; rather it is a lament and tribute for the brave loyal Highlanders who laid down their lives against overwhelming forces in a rearguard action, thus allowing Prince Charles Stewart to escape after the carnage of Culloden. "Pibroch" is not an instrument. It is a form of ancient Scottish music to commemorate an event - almost musical history. Traditionally it was played on the bagpipes. It can be thought of as classical Scottish music with a meaning much deeper than that designed to entertain only, such as dance music which may also be played on the pipes. This song itself can be thought of as "Pibroch." "Tha tighin fodham," pronounced Hatcheen Fo-um means "I have the wish," or in the context of this song, "I know my duty and will acquit it without regard to the consequences" - almost certain death.

A performance by Kat Eggleston with Kate MacLeod on March 12, 2011, Seattle, WA, hosted by the Seattle Folklore Society. Kat's song "Africa" is on the duo's new recording, Lost and Found. The artists' recordings are available through Waterbug Records, Wind River from Folk Era Records, and Red Wing Records. www.katemacleod.com, www.kateggeslton.com, www.myspace.com/katemacleodandkateggleston.

Performance by duo Kate MacLeod and Kat Eggleston on March 12, 2011, Seattle, WA, hosted by the Seattle Folklore Society. "Riding the White Horse Home" is a song of Kate's based on the book by the same title, by artist and author Teresa Jordan. The duo's recordings are available through Waterbug Records, Wind River from Folk Era Records, and Red Wing Records. www.katemacleod.com, www.kateggleston.com

I was performing on Vashon Island, WA with Kat Eggleston when I saw this ukulele hanging on a wall in the house where I was being hosted for the weekend. When I find one during my travels, I pick it up for a song, yet had never before played a baritone ukulele like this one. Songs with the uke are SWEET, thought I'd share it with you. Kate M

A performance by Kate MacLeod and Kat Eggleston, March 12, 2011, Seattle, WA, hosted by the Seattle Folklore Society. This song is on the duo's new recording, Lost and Found. The artists' recordings are available on Waterbug Records, Wind River from Folk Era Records, and Red Wing Records.

Rose singing at Isadora's bookstore and cafe.

Irish reel Tuning "Drop D"