Kat Healy is a Scottish singer-songwriter and artist based in East Lothian, Scotland.
"There's a fragility and vulnerability to her voice that brings with it this endearing wave of emotion that scoops you up and washes you away to a distant land of folk and romance... it's femininity encapsulated." (Sophie Porter, Female Arts UK)
"A delicate, beautiful voice..." (Frank Hennessy, BBC Radio Wales)
"Music of true beauty and considerable melodic charm..." (Folk and Roots UK)
"Kat has a gift for melody which isn’t always found in outpourings of deeply-felt emotion..." (Folking.com)
"A beautiful voice that envelopes the listener in aural honey..." (The Rock Club UK)
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Sep 19 2023
List' to the curlew cryin', Faintly the echos dyin', Even the birdies and the beasties are sleepin', But my bonny bairn is weepin' weepin'
~ Dream…
Read moreSep 18 2023
“This is a case in which I need more than words to find the meaning. This is a case in which I need whatever it is I think or believe to be penetrable, if only for myself.”
—(Joan Didion, The…
Read moreSep 12 2023
Weihnachtsmarkt with Mum KAT HEALY Celle, Weihnachtsmarkt circa December, 1984. Gingerbread swings from wooden stalls. Sticky hands scoop sugared almonds. Plumed hats cast winter shadows. Steam… Read more
Sep 8 2023
There are fault planes buried within us. Active, waiting to shift.
Sometimes, a rupture is so seismic it razes us. All we can do is fight to rebuild and steady ourselves through the…
Read moreSep 6 2023
Apr 7 2023
Good news! I'm delighted to share that I've been awarded the Visual Artists & Craft Makers Award (VACMA) by East Lothian Council. The award is a devolved funding scheme in partnership with Creative Scotland to support artists' creative practice.
The…
Read moreMar 8 2023
From the archives! Kat Healy and Karina Smillie, a live session around one (beautiful) mic at Slate Room Studios in Pencaitland, 2020.
It’s always a pleasure to share a song with women, and singing with the very…
Read moreMar 7 2023
Hello from the road. Well, not quite. I was meant to be up north, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I had to abandon plans and find myself taking time out closer to home.
I’ve never ventured…
Read moreMar 3 2023
Madonna Ciccone does not have long grey hair (currently), but she does make people anxious.
I’m not here…
Read moreJan 25 2023
Jan 20 2023
This week we had ‘Blue Monday’ (the most depressing day of the year, apparently).
In the spirit of punching through procrastination, I’ve started to work my way back into singing (gently).
As luck would have it, I stumbled on a…
Read moreJan 13 2023
Friday the 13th. A day, somehow ingrained in my imagination.
Steeped in folklore and superstition, its origins can be traced back to ancient times.
‘Northern Lights’, watercolour study, Kat Healy 2023In Norse mythology, it's believed…
Read moreJan 6 2023
He who should hurt the wren
shall never be beloved by men.
(William Blake, Auguries of Innocence c. 1803)
I’m not sure what sparked my curiosity about the wren this week. I think a mention on Twitter via the #folklore…
Read moreDec 31 2022
I hope you get to enjoy some Scottish traditions with family and friends.
A few of my favourites are ‘redding the house’, ‘first footing’ and…
Read moreDec 24 2022
Congratulations to Sophie (H) and Emily (A)! Your names were selected from the wheel-picker, and I would love to send you a signed ‘Dark Moon’ print (I’ll be in touch to confirm your address).
Dec 23 2022
Whenever I was frustrated writing my MA portfolio, I would revert to simple creative writing exercises to break-the-rage and rewire my brain.
Found poetry can be a simple, pleasing way to write something…
Read moreDec 21 2022
Please enjoy an acoustic performance from me this holiday season. ‘O Holy Night’, recorded at Slate Room Studios in December 2022.
Thank you to Thilo for the…
Read moreDec 20 2022
I’m launching my (brand new!) Newsletter ‘Kat Healy Kreates’ on Substack tomorrow: 21st December 2022.
Please consider becoming a subscriber to support my creative work in 2023.
I will share plenty of exclusive subscriber-only content…
Read moreA new multi-discipline creative project by Scottish singer-songwriter and artist Kat Healy. 'Ripening' is a collection of original poetry, songs and original art inspired by Scottish folklore. Following a three-year COVID hiatus, Kat will be releasing her latest project and performing at some of her favourite folk and speakeasy venues in the UK throughout 2024.
Kat Healy is a singer-songwriter, a painter and a poet, hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland – and a previously selected winner at the CalMac Music Awards 2016 - described as a combination of well-crafted songs, beautiful voice and delightful stage presence, “Nothing short of enchanting” (****FATEA Magazine 2014).
Since her previous releases ‘When You Are Gone’ (2014), 'Wolf' (2016), ‘Perfect’ (2017), ‘Believer’ (2018), and 'Advent' (2020), Healy has toured successfully throughout the UK and Europe, with a number of high profile gigs, including support performances for the legendary singer-songwriter Horse at The Queens Hall (Edinburgh), MacRoberts Theatre (Stirling), Adam Smith Theatre (Kirkcaldy). She has also enjoyed supports for The Staves, Joshua Radin, Sharon Corr, Passenger, Amy MacDonald and Alex Cornish, as well as notable appearances at Folk Alliance International, New York’s infamous Rockwood Music Hall, Belfast's The Empire and a number of Scottish music summer festivals.
Healy has also landed several performance features on Scotland’s STV channel and BBC Radio Scotland, including a live studio session with Janice Forsyth and Grant Stott (BBC The Janice Forsyth Show). 2019 saw Kat and guitarist Dan Crichton enjoy a one-off special BBC Scotland in-studio acoustic performance for the Moon Landing Centenary - singing songs about the moon.
