Kate Lee (musician)

Kate Lee
Birth name Kate Lee Gurnow[1]
Born Webster, New York
Genres Bluegrass
Instruments Violin
Associated acts No Strings Attached
Website kateleemusic.com

Kate Lee (born Kate Lee Gurnow) is an American singer, songwriter, fiddler from Webster, New York, known for composing the theme song, "When You Dream," for the Granting Dreams Foundation[2], a Nashville-based organization that was developed to help terminally ill individuals of all ages live their dreams. She also wrote "Missing in the Mirror" for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Her sound is best described as Americana music, strongly influenced by country, folk, and bluegrass genres.

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Early life

Lee started playing violin at age nine. Her teachers exposed her to both classical and Americana fiddle music. At age eleven she was asked by Jack Metzger from the Fiddlers of the Genessee to form a group with him, "Kate Lee with No Strings Attached" in which she sang, played violin, and eventually performed her own original material. The band roster includes Chuck Boda, Ben Ford, and John Irvine.[3]

Major achievements

Current life

Kate Lee is currently a freshman at Belmont University in Nashville Tennessee, majoring in Commercial Violin Performance. She continues to tour with her band, Kate Lee with No Strings Attached.

CD releases

References

  1. ^ a b "Search for a Star Winners Make RPU Debuts". Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. May 8, 2009. http://www.rpo.org/n_318/%22Search_for_a_Star_2%E2%80%9D_Winners_Make_RPO_Debuts/. Retrieved 2011-08-17. 
  2. ^ "Kate Lee Writes song for Granting Dreams". GrantingDreams.org. http://www.grantingdreams.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&Itemid=78. 
  3. ^ "Kate Lee Music Biography". KateLeeMusic.com. http://www.kateleemusic.com/bio.htm. 
  4. ^ Siegelman, K. (September 23, 2009). "Chance Meeting Inspires New Song". Webster Community News. Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20100420091643/http://webstercommunitynews.com/entertainment/73-music/248-new-song. Retrieved 2011-11-11. "Kate Lee, a student at Webster Schroeder High School, ... performed one of her own compositions with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra" 
  5. ^ "Symphony Showhouse 2008 - Special Events". Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. May 28, 2008. http://www.rpo.org/p_728. Retrieved 2011-08-17. 
  6. ^ "08-09 Guest Artist Information > Search for a Star 2 Soloists". Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. http://www.rpo.org/s_7/s_106/p_909/Search_for_a_Star_2_Soloists/. Retrieved 2011-08-17. 
  7. ^ a b "(Upstate New York Song Contest) Winners". Black Dog Recording Studios. August 28, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20080828065317/http://songcontestny.com/winners.html. 
  8. ^ "Kate Lee - Onstage 2008". WXXI-TV. 2008. http://www.wxxi.org/onstage/2008/kate_lee.html. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
  9. ^ "Kate Lee – bluegrass teen correspondent". The Bluegrass Blog. June 5, 2009. http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/kate-lee-bluegrass-teen-correspondent/?s=kate%20lee. 
  10. ^ "Kate Lee - With No Strings Attached". CD Baby. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kateleewnsa. 
  11. ^ "Kate Lee with No Strings Attached". Dynamic Music Store. http://www.dynrec.com/dynamicmusic/katelee. 

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