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Franklin Park Arts Center invites you to join us for “Music for Dessert”, a live music series for both in-person and virtual audiences. Americana musician Kate MacLeod is an award-winning songwriter and fiddle player, a skilled guitarist and player of the mountain dulcimer. She puts stories to music and has a large repertoire of songs that include historic characters, miners, sailors, river runners, pioneer women, ancestors, and unique takes on the subject of love. Her musical history includes Classical training on violin and the various fiddle styles of North America, Ireland, and Scotland. Kate’s songs have been covered by other artists such as Laurie Lewis and Mollie O’Brien in Bluegrass, Celtic, and American Folk genres. Her original fiddle music has been used in numerous documentary soundtracks. She has produced many recording projects including “Long Gone,” a tribute recording of Utah Phillips’ music, and has collaborated with some of the finest, such as Tim O’Brien, who produced Kate’s “Blooming” recording. These days she shares her time between two mountain ranges, the Rockies of the West and the Appalachians of the east. She was awarded Best of the West by the Far-West Division of Folk Alliance International for her contribution to folk music and her mentoring of other musicians. Among her many projects, Kate is working on studying and recording the music of Kentucky-born American Folk musician Jean Ritchie. Kate will be performing with accompanying musicians Paul Hammerton and John Bryant.