For over 20 years, Kate Redgate has been slowly but surely honing her craft.  After learning how to perform amid the din of loud drunken patrons in bars for years, and then getting babysitters to attend open mic nights early in her career, Kate is now performing more and more listening rooms, concerts and small theaters both as a smaller acoustic act and with her long-time band. An engaging blend of folk/alt-country and americana, with hints of the blues, Kate combines the story-telling ability of a singer/songwriter with a performance style that can carry a full on rock and roll show.  

Harvey Reid took notice of her songwriting abilities following her self-released demo in 2001, inviting her to accompany 6 other seacoast area songwriters on the first ever "Seacoast Songwriters Compilation", the first recording out of Reid's flagship organization "The Seacoast Guitar Society".  She struggled financially with 2 small children playing clubs at night and teaching guitar lessons in the daytime for many years. When the children were school aged she moved into a day job for security and spent less time in bars and more time working on her songs. In 2004 she was included in the "Boston's Best" compilation, Vol 5. 2005 saw her first full - length release - an all acoustic disc called "Rough Tracks".  Never intended for larger audiences, it was available only at performances and local outlets.  With a style that was a little edgier and more southern than the average New England coffeehouse act, Kate still managed to catch the ear of a few good promoters and was invited to open concerts for national acts such as Richie Havens and John Gorka, and invited to perform at several renowned folk festivals.  After an accident upon her return from the Kerrville Folk Festival in 2005, in which she shattered her arm and was told she may not be able to play guitar again, Kate took a break from music but never lost sight of her passion.  Several years and songs later, she returned with her first fully produced recording "Nothing Tragic."  Producer Tom Eaton (Ellis Paul, Vance Gilbert) quotes: "This is the record that finally captures Kate's live 'band' feel; casting her powerful voice in a brand new light."  The record features long time Redgate sidemen drummer Zach Field (Molenes), and bassist Mike Miskis, with the addition of Kevin Barry (Paula Cole) on electric guitar and Tom West (Susan Tedeschi) on organ; a powerhouse ensemble which moves effortlessly from full on Southern rock to country ballad and back again, always supporting the foundation of Redgate's acoustic guitar and voice. Intensely personal, yet immediately accessible, the 11 songs on "Nothing Tragic" reveal the writer hiding behind the voice-- each song an unapologetic piece of her puzzle shaded in the colors of hammond and lap steel.  

2005 Kerrville NewFolk Finalist
2005 South Florida FF Songwriting Finalist 
2005 Rose Garden Songwriting Finalist 
2004 Boston’s Best Compilation 
2005 Self-Released Acoustic Disc “Rough Tracks” 
2001 Self-Released Acoustic Demo “Kate Redgate”
2001 Seacoast Guitar Society Songwriters Compilation 
“Nothing Tragic” - 2009/2010
Opened for/shared billing with: Richie Havens, Lori McKenna, John Gorka, Lynn Miles, Harvey Reid, Cormac McCarthy, High Range, Les Sampou, Vance Gilbert, Mark Erelli, Hackensaw Boys, Mary Lou Lord, Joyce Andersen, Chris and Meredith Thompson and many others...

"Kate Redgate has never let a life less than easy stand in the way of her creative process; indeed her choices and the results have fueled her songwriting for the better part of 20 years. Redgate was adopted from Scott Air Force Base in 1970 and spent much of the first 16 years of her life on a farm in Southern Illinois. A stint in Foster Care at the age of 16 before several years of street life ensued where Redgate learned the craft of music hanging out in clubs and getting to know musicians. Children and single motherhood kept Redgate from performing a great deal for a number of years, although she began to reconnect with performing in 2001 following the recording of a self-titled demo CD. In 2005, Redgate shattered her arm in an accident and faced the possibility she might never play again. Things worked out for the better, and Redgate comes back in 2009 with Nothing Tragic; a reflection on all that's come before and a personal attitude that drives Redgate on toward the future." - from Wildy Haskill's review 2009