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.
You Will Wait
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Recorded and engineered by Jodie Bruce @ Frequency Sound 528, Kelowna BC (June 2022) Violin: Chloe Davidson Cello: Nils LoewenSweet, Sweet Love
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Music: Kate MacColl
Recorded and engineered by Jodie Bruce @ Frequency Sound 528, Kelowna BC (June 2022)
Me ‘n B ‘n Tori
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Piano / Vocals / Percussion: Kate MacColl
A “Commended” entry in the 2022 UK Songwriting Competition; recorded and engineered by Jodie Bruce @ Frequency Sound 528, Kelowna BC (June 2022)
Impossible
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Audio and video recording by Jodie Bruce on location @ Frequency Sound 528, Kelowna BC (October 2019)Can We Move On?
Two Friends
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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