BIOGRAPHY
Kathryn Scheldt is an authentic voice from the Alabama Gulf coast and an expert songwriter. Her sixth CD, "The Quilt" was released in Dec. 2013 and has already received international acclaim and airplay from Alabama to Belgium and the UK. “One Good Reason"was released in the fall of 2011 by Lamon Records of Nashville. Produced by Mike Severs, “One Good Reason” features some powerfully expressive original songs and was recorded at Nashville’s finest studios and with a star-studded band. An active performer, Kathryn has appeared in such legendary southern venues as the Bluebird Café in Nashville,TN, Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, GA and Thacker Mountain Radio in Oxford MS to name a few. Before beginning her recording career, she studied guitar under Grammy winner, David Russell, and earned her Master of Music. She is the author of two songbooks from Mel Bay Publications and has served on the music faculties of Queens University and the University of South Alabama.
Music has always been my life...
the driving force for getting out of bed. They say I came in to the world singing. I went from Gregorian chant in grade school to the flute, which I pawned at Bernie’s Pawn Shop in Camden, SC for my first guitar. It was killing my fingers and my parents were pretty upset, but they wound up taking me to Columbia and buying me my first classical guitar, which was a dream. I sat in bed and learned those doleful dirges and great folk songs, Beatles, Dylan, and whatever I could get my hands on. I sang in a rock band in high school. I’ve always loved singing, and songs are the best place for me to put my feelings. Even though I was a voice major at college, it didn’t last long, since no one understood what to do with my voice. I was pretty miserable but determined not to give up on my love for music. I switched to the classical guitar after hearing a Bach Suite. After graduating, I broke my wrist and went to Italy to heal. As I got my chops back, I started singing and writing songs in what I call my ‘have guitar will travel’ phase. I sang in jazz clubs in Rome and resort hotels on the island of Ischia. I came back home and taught at universities and wrote a couple of music books. Then made a break from it all and started focusing exclusively on singing and writing songs. Now I live back home in Fairhope , Alabama and write songs from the edge of the earth. Songs give people a way of expressing their feelings…of saying I love you, I’m sad, I’m lonely, I feel great, I need to laugh, etc. I hope you will listen to some of mine and maybe feel something familiar…or something new. Thanks, Kathryn.
