Katherine Wheatley - about the music!
Acoustic roots with catchy melodies, thoughtful, honest lyrics, arresting voice and great guitar playing. Here is an artist who sings truth, bravely, in detail.
BIO:
Katherine’s passion for songwriting began with a 13 dollar guitar ordered from the Sears Catalogue. And, she has come a long way since her “Learn Your Roots” opening spot for Ian Tyson, in the days when she had a cassette for sale.
She made Straight Line and Habits and Heroes to critical acclaim in the 90’s, and with offhand wit and an infectious passion for performing, she has been captivating audiences in North America to maintain a loyal fanbase since.
In the vein of Shawn Colvin, Andrea Ramolo and Roxanne Potvin Wheatley mines her life for pearls in the dirt of heartache, without navel gazing. Her work is a perfect combination of personal and universal, and audiences find something of themselves in her songs.
In a former life, Wheatley worked for the Canadian Geological Survey. Then - music was her hobby. Now - as she travels between shows on highways where the rock cuts show the earth’s history, geology has become her hobby. The landscapes continue to inspire her songs.
“I'm excited about this CD, but the truth is, for a long time I didn't want to do it. The songs are pretty personal and I knew it'd be hard to make. I'd spoken to a number of producers - all of them excellent - but I was dragging my feet. When Lynn Miles leaned in and said - "I want to be a record producer". Bing! Just like that, I wanted to make the CD. And, that was the beginning
“Maybe more people should have a partner who up and leaves on them, damn fine songs result.” -- Flohil
“That’s SweetWheat alright: direct, to the point, funny, sexy, tough and vulnerable at the same time.”
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Today she is also in high demand for her innovative songwriting workshops that cover many aspects of songwriting: lyric writing, chord progression theory, melody writing and sustaining creativity. She also created YOUTHSONGS, a songwriting and recording program for schools. She presents the program at schools in Canada and the US and is valued for her genuine caring and special intuition for connecting with all age groups.
"Youthsongs was the best school-wide program I've seen in my career as an educator."
- Nelson Keane, Principal, Paisley Rd. P.S., Guelph, ON
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