The 2018 Open Mic will be hosted by Katee and Ross… who have been involved with our festival for many years now since they first performed at the Open Mic as youngsters as part of the Bishopbriggs Ceilidh Band!
About Katee
21 year old Scottish singer-songwriter from Bishopbriggs near Glasgow. Katee has already worked with some top names including Dougie MacLean, Barbara Dickson, Karine Polwart, James Grant, John Doyle, Findlay Napier, Tony McManus and Seasick Steve.
Katee has written and released three full length albums. The first, ‘Beautiful Dreamer’ was released on the 26th March 2016, with the second ‘Don’t Fade To Grey’ just a year later, and the most recent 'Body & Soul' in October this year at a sell out gig in Glasgow. A beautiful progression of original music following a young artist as she matures as a songwriter.
The Amberjax are a four piece band made up of lead guitarist Ross Barron, bassist Mark Hendry and drummer Graham Costello with the newest member of the band, Tommy McGuire, on electric guitar and vocals .
As a band have been given many compliments about how they add to Katee’s over all sound and have joined Katee supporting Seasick Steve at Kelvingrove Bandstand in Glasgow, King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Millport Country Music Festival and more.
“The Amberjax and Katee Kross' voice fuse together brilliantly to create simply excellent and staggering album.”
— Maverick Magazine (Body & Soul Review)
