Kate Eaton

In my journey of life and faith, my songwriting has been the way in which I have expressed the intimacy of my faith and how at times it can seem that no answers come to my searching. I have found to my surprise and sometimes through great consternation that life is about waiting, trusting, and having faith. In my song writing I have found opportunities to express what I cannot say so well in conversation.

I compose on guitar and piano and have released a CD of eight original songs called Return To Me. Since then I have written several other songs and covered many artists who have inspired me such as Shawn Colvin, Tracy Chapman, and Norah Jones. My dream going forward is to complete two additional CD's; one to be an instrumental collection and the other to be a series of more current songs I have composed in the last few years. Additionally I plan to tour Italy in the spring of 2007 and play in the great cathedrals that for the most part are empty of any active, vibrant worship.

I have just completed five years with Habitat for Humanity International, raising money for the building of homes in over one hundred countries all over the world. I was fortunate to travel to Sri Lanka, two and half months after the tsunami struck, meeting the families whose lives had been devastated by this disaster. I also traveled to Guatemala in December of 2005 and actively participated in rebuilding villages affected by Hurricane Stan. These experiences have deeply affected my music and I am currently working on songs that reflect the emotions I experienced while witnessing the human suffering in these countries.