CDs 

Contains some of Kate's best stories to date, including "McNamara's Tear,"which won the Best Ballad Award at the South Florida Folk Festival competition. (Click again to reduce this image)

Kate has written songs since she was a little girl. She first recorded her songs in 1990 because people who wanted to learn them were bugging her. Her first recordings were passed around from person to person till she put them out there as Pieces of Heart.

Since then, she has recorded two other collections, Life of My Own and bigollady.

Warm and down-to-earth in performance, Kate Long writes classic songs that have been recorded by dozens of artists and won national awards, including the International Bluegrass Music Association Song of the Year. Rooted in Appalachian traditional music, she branches into swing, blues and jazz. Her voice - which Rambles Magazine called “a rich, deep force” – is instantly recognizable, full of emotion and humor.

Features Kate's original, "Who'll Watch the Homeplace," which became the International Bluegrass Association's Song of the Year. (Click again to reduce this image)

Kate creates insightful glimpses of ordinary people dealing with life’s dilemmas. She wants her songs to do four things: help listeners see the extraordinary in the ordinary, make them laugh, make them cry, stir them spiritually.

Features a dozen tunes, such as "Stars Thru My Window," "Laughter Over Darkness" and "I'm Saved Again" (Click again to reduce this image)

“Kate, people are still telling me how they loved the concert. And some of the people in your workshop told me it was the best songwriting workshop they’ve ever attended.”
– Rob Lopresti, Whatcom County Homemade Music Society, Bellingham, WA

“She writes with a depth of love and understanding that is all too rare in the world.”
– Laurie Lewis, Rounder recording artist