Kate Whitefield is a folk singer-songwriter from Kansas City. Throughout high school, Kate enjoyed gigging around the KC metro, teaching guitar to kids, leading children’s music at a local church and coordinating songwriters’ events for the Heartland Song Network. She spent two years in Nashville at Belmont University, where she studied Music Therapy and Media & Entertainment Industries. She also volunteered with Musicians on Call and Empower Music Therapy. Now at the University of Kansas pursuing a journalism degree, Kate continues to perform in the community and provide guitar lessons through KU’s Music Mentors program. She currently works on the public relations team for Manor Records, a nonprofit record label dedicated to supporting KC artists.

She plays a mix of covers and originals, balancing nostalgia with refreshing twists. She can be reached at katewhitefieldmusic@gmail.com or @kate.whitefield.music on Instagram.