Author: katyv

This weekend was a career highlight! I was invited a few months ago to perform with the James Sewell Ballet company. We discussed my singing a few songs for their ‘Romance Dinner’ and whether I would be comfortable also singing on stage while they improvised to some of my songs. It was a surreal conversation,… Continue reading Ballerinas and love songs, oh my!!

Happy New Year, it’s funny how out of date that already sounds to say out loud! Are people still going to the gym, dieting, giving up vices? I didn’t make any resolutions really. Nothing I hadn’t already tried to do at least. I guess I could drink less, swear less, shout less. Those are all… Continue reading New year, New start

I made a joke that this past weekend I was going to break the internet!! I was excited about the WCCO piece finally airing, my first full band show in a while (Previewing songs from the next CD) and also on a personal note, going to visit a cute puppy that I might adopt!! Thank… Continue reading Katy Breaks The Internet!!

Last month I was asked to participate in a video for DEMO MN. They are an amazing organization that have booked and supported artists in the Twin Cities for many years. I have been personally benefited by the support of Steve McClellan when I started playing out again after taking time off and then advised… Continue reading DEMO Center for music

Making a record is an amazing process. It’s magical, inspiring, collaborative, frustrating, time consuming, expensive, and takes me around 9 months. Kinda like making a baby! The band have now had two sessions in the studio laying down the basic tracks for 10 songs. There is a good balance of ukulele and guitar songs just… Continue reading Recording day two…

Phew, this has been quite the week! First and foremost I am super excited for Uke Fest. I know, I know, I’ve talked about it forever. This has become my little baby and to see it grow and make friends and take on a life of it’s own is incredibly thrilling. It’s the little show… Continue reading Uke Fest, WCCO, MPR and more

I have been asked many times if I write the music or the lyrics to my songs first. They truly usually come at the same time. A melody will often be in my head but until I get some words to go along with it I usually don’t pursue it. I was always this way… Continue reading I’m Nobody’s Muse, no-one to inspire but myself..

I played a surprise Pop Up show this past Sunday night at a place I’d never been to before. Morrisey’s Irish Pub in Uptown. It was a nice place and it’s always fun to take part in a Hootenanny. I sang the only Irish tune I know which being a musical nerd is from the… Continue reading Uptown, Downtown & Out of Town!!