Kate Power & Steve Einhorn: Home
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"Even with my world view, it makes me feel good!" - Craig Carothers, Nashville
NEW RELEASE! "Brick & Mortar" is available now at cdbaby and live concerts! Download the whole album right into your ipod. Order your CD today! "Brick & Mortar" is the seventh release from the king and queen of folk rodeo in the Pacific Northwest. All original songs, all live sounds. From the cowboy saddle of "Wallowa" to the flirty romance of "Crush", the solitary sound of one man's voice in "Travis John (The Return)" to the compelling singalong of two thousand bicyclists riding Cycle Oregon "Under the Moon", "Brick & Mortar" comes bearing an exquisite dozen songs sung in their natural state as Kate & Steve harmonize them home, warm and live on ukuleles, banjos and guitars. "Brick & Mortar" was recorded in the studio over a few short days with legendary engineer, Bob Stark at the board at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon. What you hear in concert is what you hear on the recording; authentic, beautiful and real.
Kate Power & Steve Einhorn are quality folk: musicians, writers, artists, community builders, Guinness World Record setters and songwriters. Power & Einhorn harmonize with the blessing of Pete Seeger and the Music to Life grand prize for "Travis John" from Kerrville, Texas. Anchors for legendary folk music center, Artichoke Music (1981-2006) in Portland, Oregon, Kate & Steve bring unique gifts to the table of Great Northwest folk.
Other news this year includes Hearts of Space new release "Celtic Woman 3: Ireland" putting Power & Einhorn's "Bridget O'Malley" on the second track. Borrowed from the duo's "Now & Then" cd, this is the third Hearts of Space compilation featuring Kate's celtic side. Translated from its original Irish into the universal story of unrequited love, Bridget O'Malley is in good company with the lovely songs by Mary Black, Cherish the Ladies, Eleanor McEvoy, Emer Kenny, Anuna, Skilda, Cathie Ryan, Maura O'Connell, Dolores Keane & Clannad
Featured as an Oregon favorite on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion", Kate & Steve are a pair of rare birds promoting peace & goodwill with songs of romance, promise and hope. Pete Seeger sent "Travis John" to Bruce Springsteen to listen to. Choreographer Josie Moseley put "Travis John" on legs for the Oregon Ballet Theatre and the national stage. Oregon ArtBeat on Oregon Public Broadcasting was compelled to follow the story of "Travis John".
Tracy Grammer describes them this way ... "Kate & Steve are my favorite folk duo. Their music embodies reverence -- for the craft of songwriting, for the folk tradition, for the audiences they sing to and for this complicated, terrible, beautiful world that we live in. Kate's earthy banjo and her emotive voice ring with compassion and hope; Steve's spot-on guitar leads and wry sense of humor are grounding, organic, the perfect complement. But all time stops when they sing together. Close your eyes and listen to that blend, friends -- that's where the love really shines through."
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