by Joe Spake on April 22, 2011
One of America’s best singer-songwriters plays the Center For Southern Folklore Saturday night, April 23. Kate Campbell honors Memphis a few time a year with her wit and her humorous and poignant songs. Kate captures the South in a way very few can. Add her to that short list with Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams and [...]
by Joe Spake on August 27, 2009
So what’s this Memphis Music and Heritage Festival thing? It’s the Bo-Keys, Jason D. Williams, Bobby Rush, Amy LeVere, Giant Bear, Paul Taylor, Al Kapone, Eddie Bond, Joyce Cobb, Kate Campbell, Daddy Mack, Susan Marshall, and Gary Topper for starters. It’s been one of Memphis’ best kept secrets in the past, but there is really [...]
by Joe Spake on November 19, 2008
They are calling it the Kate Fest, as singer-songwriter Kate Campbell will do 2 concerts and a song writing workshop this weekend at the Center for Southern Folklore. Kate is Americana personified. Her songs take the listener from laughter (Jesus and Tomatoes) to tears (Who Will Pray for Junior). Her roots as a Baptist preacher’s [...]