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Kate Campbell
Festival Appearance(s):
- Celebrating Eudora, Saturday, 8:00
"I've always written stories about people and everyday living," says Kate Campbell. "But after reading a quote from Frederick Buechner, I kept thinking about the phrase, 'save the day,' and it just began to have a life of its own.”
With her compassionate tone and sometimes quirky approach, Kate Campbell has made a musical niche for herself telling stories exploring the complex topics of race, religion, history and human relationships. It started with her award-winning debut record, 1995’s "Songs from the Levee," and continues with her latest offering, "Save the Day." The new project also includes shades of Kate's entire musical history -- running the gamut from R&B and pop rhythms to gospel, country and folk sounds.
People often ask Kate where she gets her song ideas. Kate explains, “I just find certain things interesting and pay attention to them. That’s the way I’ve always been." Kate's lyrics have often been compared to the works of Southern wordsmiths Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, so it's no surprise that several tunes on the project found their inspiration in the literary world. While it may seem daunting to capture the emotion of a finely written novel in a five-minute song, Kate rose to the challenge quite poetically when Gene Cheek asked her to write a song for the audio release of his powerful Jim Crow era autobiography, The Color of Love. Growing up in the midst of the civil rights movement in the 60s, Kate has addressed racial tensions head-on throughout her recording career. "These issues with race are things I feel strongly about," Kate admits. "I keep writing about it as a way to reflect upon the past and to hopefully dialogue toward a better future.”
Whether it’s someone who discovers Kate Campbell for the first time, or a longtime fan, the listener soon realizes that each of Kate’s tunes resonates with the hopefulness of the Buechner quote found in the CD liner notes of her latest CD: “It is no wonder that just the touch of another human being at a dark time can be enough to save the day.”
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