Katie Bates' music is steeped in alt Country/Americana. A gifted storyteller, Katie has been playing the Melbourne music scene now for a number of years. Her music has been described as having paid respect to the likes of Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch and Tom Petty.
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Obsessed and inspired by the music of the classic and alternative country artists from the 1960's and 70's, Katie Bates began writing songs at the age of eleven and playing in bars shortly after.
These words are particularly apt when applied to The Weeping Willows’ second album, Before Darkness Comes A-Callin’.
“Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is.” – Carl Jung