Diary

New Merch

We think the new mugs and t-shirts are fab hope you do too. This year it's a Kate & Doris theme. Tea towels should be here any day and we are following up the teapots! We are hoping to have new baubles, cards & paper and even a fab stocking for Christmas.
08/10/2008

Kate Doodle Onya Bags

We've been working on new merch for the Autumn and we've just taken delivery of Kate doodle Onya Bags. These are great re-usable bags and fit into a handy little pouch to keep in your bag or about your person!
19/09/2008

T-shirt sale

We've got a last few of the '23' Awkward Annie -shirts left. These are now half price - £6.00 each. When they're gone, they're gone!
18/09/2008

Christmas Album

Recording is well underway and we are hoping for a release date in November 08. We will also have the album on sale on-line and on gigs as soon as we can.

10/09/2008

A New Songbook

We have received many requests and we are finally underway with a new songbook. We hope to have it ready sometime this Autumn. It'll be the 2nd installment featuring songs from Underneath the Stars onwards. The first songbook finished at Little Lights.
01/09/2008

UK Touring

Holiday time is here, yippee.
Just got time for a break before we do some more recording and then get ready for the Autumn tour starting on 25th September. Dates through to December are now pretty much all on sale.
Thanks for the feedback on the concert at Sheffield Lyceum with the string ensemble. We'll keep you posted with plans for repeat concerts/ releases etc.
25/07/2008

Who knows where the time goes? - Now Available

We have received so many requests that we have decided to release 'Who knows where the time goes?', written by Sandy Denny, on a 2 track single. Kate recorded the track for use in the series Jam & Jerusalem. The 2nd track is Elfin Knight (recorded for the J&J wedding scene). Available Now
17/04/2008

USA Album Release

The release date for Awkward Annie has now been set as 15th April 08. Thanks to everyone who's waited so long - the album is being distributed through Koch USA and should be in all good record stores.
Flying is back on the agenda for Kate but we haven't been able to get anything together for concerts in the US for 2008 as yet. Plans are already under way to get Kate and the band over for various US and Canadian Festivals in 2009.
14/04/2008

Channel 5 'My Music'

Channel 5 have put together 4, hour long documentaries in the series 'My Music' and one of them is about Kate. People attending Harrogate or Cawthorne concerts last year may remember seeing the film crew there! Kate's programme will be shown this Sunday, 13th April @11am. The first was about Seth on the 6th April and the remaining 2 programmes are about Eliza Carthy and Athena.
five.tv/culture

07/04/2008

AA out now in Australia

Awkward Annie is now on sale in Australia. It was released on 8th March 08 and should be available in all good record shops, distributed through Planet Company.
09/03/2008

Well Done Andy

Big congratulations to Andy Cutting for winning Radio 2 'Musician of the year' at this years Folk Awards.
TOP MAN!
07/02/2008

Jam and Jerusalem

BBC1 Fridays @ 8.30pm The sitcom from Jennifer Saunders is back. The 6 episodes all feature Kate's music including the opening track 'Village green preservation Society'
Episode 5 is on the 25th and then watch out for Kate and co appearing in person, in the final episode on the 1st Feb bbc.co.uk/comedy/jamandjerusalem
24/01/2008

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008

Kate has been nominated for 3 awards in the 2008 Folk Awards
Folk Singer of the Year
Best Original Song with Bitter Boy
Best Traditional Track with John Barbury
Find full details here bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/folkawards2008
01/01/2008

Canadian Release

Awkward Annie is set for release in Canada on 12th November 07. The release will be with Conveyor/ Universal and the album should be available through all good record stores. News on the US release to follow.
02/11/2007

New Merchandise

The new Awkward Annie t-shirts are now available on-line and also the mug to go with new album. We've got Christmas baubles and Christmas cards and are very excited about them. The cards are here now and the Ian should have finished knitting the baubles ready for the first week in December. We'll despatch any pre-orders then. They are available on-line now and will be on sale on the December gigs.
01/11/2007

New Album 'Awkward Annie' Out Now

Awkward Annie is now available in all good record shops. A big thankyou to everyone involved for working so hard to get it ready! Thanks too to all the lovely people who came along to support Kate at the Cambridge signing - it was a great success and we loved the balloons, hope you did too! The album is now available to download from our website and also from itunes.
03/09/2007