New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Smithsonian Folkways is excited to welcome Kaia Kater to the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings family! The Montreal-born Grenadian-Canadian has been busy in the studio working on her third full-length album, produced by Erin Costelo, to be released Fall 2018. Her two previous albums, 'Sorrow Bound' (2015) and 'Nine Pin' (2016), have garnered critical acclaim from NPR, CBC Radio, BBC Music, Rolling Stone, won her a Canadian Folk
Music Award, and allowed her to tour across the world, including a recent slot opening up for Rhiannon Giddens in the UK. They have also won her a place in the hearts and ears of the folk music community, earning her the status of a rising star.
Kater joins Smithsonian Folkways during the foundational label's 70th anniversary. One-part celebration of Folkways' influential role and one-part vision of the genre-spanning label's future, the anniversary is the perfect moment to collaborate with Kater, who brings deep folk music ties, a unique and modern background and experience, and exceptional banjo and guitar playing to our roster.
Stay tuned to the Smithsonian Folkways website and social media sites for upcoming news about Kaia Kater's upcoming album and touring plans, including an appearance at Newport Folk Festival. Read more on Kater in NPR's Newport Folk Festival, here: www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/07/24/630419471/newport-folk-2018-preview-cheech-and-chong-kaia-kater-glorietta-and-more
ABOUT SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS:
Going into its 70th year, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the "National Museum of Sound," makes available close to 60,000 tracks in physical and digital format as the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian, with a reach of 80 million people per year. A division of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the non-profit label is dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among people through the documentation, preservation, production and dissemination of sound. Its mission is the legacy of Moses Asch, who founded Folkways Records in 1948 to document "people's music" from around the world. For more information about Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, visit folkways.si.edu.
