Yorkshire-based singer Kat Eaton has released her new single, Not Pretending, ahead of her third studio album, What Happens Now, due in May. We asked her the BIG questions . . .
Kat, who has supported Gregory Porter, Jools Holland, Paul Carrack, and The Teskey Brothers, has strong personal and professional connections to Ireland.
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She and her husband first visited the country on their very first holiday together as a couple and have returned regularly to perform shows.
Speaking about her new song, Kat says, "Not Pretending is about being tired of people-pleasing, realising the benefits of being your authentic self and working towards being proud of who you are."
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
I was born in Wales but grew up in Yorkshire. I'm an old man at heart and love pork pies and fly fishing. I’m a 90s movie buff and can quote all of Hook, Jurassic Park and Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.
How would you describe your music?
My music is influenced primarily by Soul and Jazz with Motown and R&B thrown in.
Who are your musical inspirations?
Carole King, Ella, Nina, Aretha and Stevie but I’m also inspired by more contemporary artists like Olivia Dean, Gregory Porter, Jalen Ngonda and Imelda May.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Sheffield blues legend Frank White at Victoria Quays when I was 11. It was that gig that made me want to be a singer.
What was the first record you ever bought?
Pearl - Janis Joplin.
What’s your favourite song right now?
Man I Need - Olivia Dean.
Favourite lyric of all time?
It’s gotta be anything by Tom waits. "Never trust a man in a blue trench coat/never drive a car when you’re dead".
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Van Morrison's Wild Night by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - it never fails to lift my spirits.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Alan Corr
