Catherine of Sound Tradition

Catherine
Singing has been a part of my life since toddlerhood, and it took me a long time to realise that not everyone hears several tunes in their heads at the same time! Clever harmonies have always appealed, in everything from Bach to the Beatles. From the age of 11 I sang alto in the church choir (I only went for the singing) and at school. I still sing classical stuff with various choirs, 16th/17th century songs with an Early Music quartet, and Breton/French traditional music as part of a duo. Linda and David witnessed my first outing at a folk open mic night in 2010; they were looking for a replacement third member, and so my part in Sound Tradition’s story began. I love keeping the history and oral tradition of folk songs alive, and especially love surprising new audiences with all the variety that traditional harmony singing can offer.