Press & Reviews
Kate in the Kettle ~ Swimmings of the Head (Released October 2014)
"un des meilleurs albums de l'année"
TRAD Magazine (FR)
"a daring album that announces a new major British talent"
Songlines Magazine
"challengingly exotic, oddball, multicultural, wayward and [...] enthralling"
"A bravely original, thrilling set."
"remarkable fiddle work, acrobatic vocals and edgy, brooding songs that constantly surprise"
"one of the most inventive performers on the British acoustic scene"
"The showstoppers of the evening came from singer and fiddler Kate Young, whose own distinctive songs were followed by her footstomping mastery of Bulgarian folk singing."
"Above the lushly multi-textured arrangements, rooted in the natural world (birdsong and crickets thrown in for good measure), Young’s golden-toned vocals glide and soar.[...] Fearless, intense and rather wonderful."
"Swimmings Of The Head‘ is a fascinating album which combines a number of musical influences from around the world with Kate’s own Scottish heritage. Its success lies in the musicans’ understanding that there are often more similarities than differences between traditions and it’s this which has enabled Kate and her collaborators to produce one of the most highly listenable and finely-balanced experimental albums of the year."