Kate Battersby is an Adelaide-based singer, guitarist and songwriter who has performed on concert stages around Australia since the 1980s. She has been commissioned to develop and present work for local and national radio broadcast, led songwriting workshops, won numerous awards, and taken part in songwriting and music competitions both as contestant and as judge (though not at the same time). Her début CD, Urban Folk, was released in 2001.


Solo or ensemble, acoustic or electric, Kate's distinctive style is hard to pin down: performances and recordings touch on folk, rock, jazz, country, blues, even the spoken word. 'I love them all. But where it all comes together for me is layering on the harmonies. Nothing compares to that hairs-on-the-back-of-the-neck moment when you know you've really nailed it. It's the best legal fun you can have.'

Now celebrating 20 years of folk, Kate joins forces with versatile contemporary folk–rock band, The Legends. This is just the beginning ...

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