Kate Mann
U.S. musician
Kate Mann is an American musician currently based in Taos, New Mexico. She is originally from the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico but moved west as a young adult to pursue a career in music, then moved back in 2011.
Biography
She was a high school teacher until 2005 when she embarked on music full-time. She toured the Western United States in a van and played her mother's old 1963 Gibson acoustic guitar. Mann plays the rhythmic guitar (self taught), banjo, whistles and sings.
She performs in the Northern New Mexico/Southern Colorado region and has for several years worked in a duo with Mark Dudrow. Mann is a songwriter and they include these originals together with covers and traditional fiddle music in their performances.
When asked how to describe her music she said, "Fits best under the label Americana, but I like to call it Desert Gypsy Rock."
Ariana Kramer in her article in Taos News writes,
Mann's music is influenced by "singing cowboys, heartache, '80s hair bands, old rock and roll, troubadours, bourbon, travelers, gentle souls ..." or so says
Awards
2009 nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Americana Song of the year Cowboys are My Weakness
2009 finalist New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival
2010 honorable mention International Song Writing Competition : Americana Bird in my House
Discography
2006: November Songs
Mann released her debut album, November Songs, in 2005. The album is a live recording done in a single weekend. Accompanied by Bernardo Gomez (McKinley, Latin Quarter) on upright bass, Mann doing the vocals and guitar work on each song.
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