1. Kathryn Williams has collaborated and recorded with artists including Chris Difford, Ted Barnes, Thea Gilmore, John Martyn, Joel Salakula, Tobias Froberg, Ed Harcourt, James Yorkston, Marry Waterson, Boo Hewerdine, and Paul Smith.
16 Facts About Kathryn Williams
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In March 2021 Kathryn Williams published her debut novel The Ormering Tide via Wrecking Ball Press.
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Kathryn Williams sold homemade CDs of her music at her early shows which led her to setting up her own record label, CAW Records, to release her debut album Dog Leap Stairs.
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Kathryn Williams's influences include Nina Simone, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Simon And Garfunkel and Velvet Underground.
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In 2010, Kathryn Williams signed with One Little Indian Records, who released her album The Quickening, produced by Kate St John later that year.
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Kathryn Williams performed the title song "Beyond the Sea" for The Cafe, first screened on Sky1 in 2011.
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In 2013, Kathryn Williams was commissioned by New Writing North to produce songs in celebration of 50th anniversary of the publication of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar.
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In 2015 Emji, a finalist on the French TV talent show Nouvelle Star, won the 11th series singing "Toboggan ", a song written by Kathryn Williams, David Saw and John Quarmby, which was her first single.
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Kathryn Williams appeared with Maximo Park at BBC 6Music Festival, Sage, Gateshead on 21 February 2015.
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In 2016, Kathryn Williams released her first full length jazz project with Anthony Kerr, Resonator and undertook a tour supporting Scott Matthews as well as contributing vocals to the musical Fancy Pants written by Squeeze's Chris Difford and frequent collaborator Boo Hewerdine.
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Willson Williams featured Kathryn's collaboration with Scottish singer songwriter Dan Willson aka Withered Hand.
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Kathryn Williams has been involved in writing retreats and sessions that enable songwriters to share, collaborate and produce ideas as well as learn new skills and techniques.
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Kathryn Williams was given a New Writing North commission as poet in residence at Alnwick Garden in 2006.
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Kathryn Williams collaborated with The Guardian writer Tim Dowling, Chris Difford and Ed Harcourt on a 2014 Christmas single "Snowfall" in aid of The Guardians Christmas charity appeal.
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Kathryn Williams was selected as a judge for the British Poetry Society's Ted Hughes Award for Poetry 2016 in conjunction with poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy.
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Kathryn Williams performed specially commissioned material for 'A Poet Laureate's Peterloo' commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo massacre featuring Carol, Clare Shaw, Mark Pajak, presented by Ian McMillan and broadcast on BBC Radio 4,11 August 2019.