This page will take a moment to load – thanks for your patience. Kate is a classically trained pianist and an award-winning performing songwriter. From 2009-2015, she was the senior songwriting instructor at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music; Kate is also available as a songwriting coach and has been contracted to lead several community songwriting programs. She has toured throughout Canada and the States, as well as played extensively in her hometown of Vancouver, BC performing the music she writes, and yes, that IS Kate with actor Ryan Gosling and his band, Dead Man’s Bones on the home page! That photo was taken at a memorable gig at the Venue in 2009…
MY CD COMPILATION is now available for download and streaming on a number of platforms: Amazon Music / Apple Music / Deezer / iTunes / YouTube Music. “Somebody Else Take the Wheel” is a 12-track compilation of recordings of songs spanning nearly 30 years of my career so far. Right click printable artwork to download.
Original painting copyright 2018, Aarona Polsky
Upcoming performances are listed on the News & Performances page.
All words and music written by Kate MacColl, unless otherwise noted.
You Will Wait
A “Commended” entry in the 2022 UK Songwriting Competition; written over the course of several months from August 2021 to January 2022 while I re-invented my life by taking it on the road…
Audio and video recording by Jodie Bruce on location @ Frequency Sound 528, Kelowna BC (October 2019)
Can We Move On?
Audio and video recording by Jodie Bruce on location @ Frequency Sound 528, Kelowna BC (October 2019)
Two Friends
In 2013, Kate MacColl commissioned Julie Tomaino to create a dance piece for her song, “Two Friends”, a song that is also the initial inspiration for the original musical she has written, “This Is Now”; the musical ran for 6 shows in June 2018 in Vancouver, BC.
“There are people who have money and there are people who are rich.” ~Coco Chanel
Engineered and co-produced by Elliot Polsky Director / Choreographer: Julie Tomaino Director of Photography: Loic Mabily Video Editor: Stacey Tolmer Dancers: Kimberley Ganter and Jacq Smith
We’ve Reached Our Stop
Named ‘Semi-Finalist” in the 2012 UK Songwriting Contest
Lyrics: Kate MacColl Music: Kelly Pettit, Kate MacColl Arranged by Kate MacColl for piano
Footage shot on location on the Downtown East Side of Vancouver, BC by Curtis Cleveland and Saied Marcondes. Additional footage shot on location at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music.
A “Commended” Entry in the 2012 UK Songwriting Contest
Engineered and mixed by Will Howie Drums: Brennan Saul Bass: Joseph Lubinsky-Mast
Recorded at UBC’s Gessler Hall with additional tracks recorded at Vertical (now Monarch) Studios, and Watershed Music, Vancouver BC.
Lucy
Based on a character played by Gwyneth Paltrow in a chick flick from the ’90’s called “Moonlight and Valentino”, also starring Jon Bon Jovi as the romantic male lead… Gwyneth – if you hear this, let me know what you think…
Engineered by Mark Fortin Drum sequencing: Mark Fortin
I Keep Going
Lyrics: Terry Varney Music: Terry Varney, Steve Mitchell, Kate MacColl Arrangement for piano: Kate MacColl Engineered and mixed by Will Howie Drums: Brennan Saul Bass: Joseph Lubinsky-Mast
Written while I was walking around barefoot one day…
Engineered and mixed by Will Howie Drums: Brennan Saul Bass: Joseph Lubinsky-Mast
Friday Night
Engineered and mixed by Will Howie Drums: Brennan Saul Bass: Joseph Lubinsky-Mast Recorded at Vertical (now Monarch) Studios, and Watershed Music, Vancouver BC.
Fly
Engineered by Mark Fortin Saxophone: Charlie Huntley Drums: Elliot Polsky
Engineered and mixed by Will Howie Drums: Brennan Saul Bass: Joseph Lubinsky-Mast Recorded at Vertical (now Monarch) Studios, and Watershed Music, Vancouver BC.
Famous Pop Singer
Engineered and mixed by Will Howie Drums: Brennan Saul Bass: Joseph Lubinsky-Mast
Stuck in the Wrong Lane
This was my signature song when I played the songwriter circuit back in the ‘90’s – a folk-rap hit so to speak