Kate's take on the well known adage features her moving vocals at the very forefront of this track, at times quivering with emotion, as she sings about the inevitability of hurting those closest to you. Citing some of music's greats as influences - Mary Chapin Carpenter and Leonard Cohen, to name a few - this simplicity of this single feels very much like a tribute to them. There's no overbearing production to this number, just a stirring voice, a talented band and what makes music great - heart.
Have a listen below:
About Kate Ellis
Kate Ellis is an Americana singer-songwriter, who was born in Louisiana, grew up in New York and is now based in London, England. Having performed in festivals and concerts across the USA, London and Paris, the timeless sound of her music reflects her love of classic singer-songwriters from Gram Parsons and Gillian Welch, to Mary Chapin Carpenter, Leonard Cohen and Nanci Griffith.
Kate’s southern country-folk roots come from her father, an important early musical influence who once played guitar with Hank Williams on the famous Louisiana Hayride, where Elvis and Johnny Cash started out. The story of her upbringing provides an interesting background to her musical journey - as well as being a musician, her father worked as a high-profile ‘Mad Men’-era Madison Avenue advertising executive, and her mother was a New York socialite during the sixties and seventies. Although Kate had a natural talent for classical piano and art in her early years, she found herself following a different path before pursuing music, attending law school and eventually becoming a lawyer.
Kate’s emotional and seductive vocals take you into a world of private beauty, reflection and feelings. The music is always intimate and evocative – you listen and want to be there. A journalist for the Observer commented: "Kate Ellis writes hauntingly beautiful songs and has an amazing voice, I'm a fan!" While TheMediaEye.com said: "Kate’s contemporary country-folk classic sound, and a voice best described as a cross between Emmylou Harris and Suzanne Vega, make her debut album eagerly anticipated."
Her debut single ‘Ones You Love The Most’ is released on 10th February 2017, and Kate will be playing live throughout the year - tour dates to be confirmed.
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'Ones You Love The Most' is available to stream via Soundcloud/Spotify and available to download via iTunes now. For further information on Kate, visit kateellis.com.
