Katie Gill - singer/songwriter
Katie Gill grew up in Roswell, NM Graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales with a Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance emphasis. She has lived in Albuquerque for the past twenty- four years, performing in hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, craft fairs, private parties, etc. Her unique and versatile voice spans folk, pop, country, rock, and jazz. She works as a soloist, accompanying herself on the guitar, as well as being involved in numerous groups and bands playing a variety of genres. Her voice has been heard on jingles for radio and TV throughout the United States. She was the voice of 101.3 The Range country station, singing the station ID. In 1999, she appeared with Susan Clark at the Kerrville Folk Festival Main Stage in Kerrville, Texas. Her formal vocal/classical training has allowed her to appear in both opera and light opera productions in New York City and in New Mexico. Performing all over New Mexico with a children’s opera company, “Opera Unlimitedâ€, Katie has brought both music appreciation and education to elementary age children in a fun and creative format. Her own creative song writing capabilities manifested in high school and since then she has gained numerous awards for her singing and writing talents. A big feather in her cap was competing her way up to representing New Mexico in the annual National Wrangler Country Starsearch held in Nashville, Tennessee and nationally televised in 1982.
Her present group, The Buckarettes, has been heard around the world on radio stations located in Germany, France, England, Australia and Japan along with our United States. A Christmas album release in 2004 took them by storm as CD’s could not be produced fast enough for demand. Their third CD, "Cowgirl Serenade" has gotten world wide attention, winning awards and receiving positive acclaim from DJ"s who love "spinning" their songs on their playsists. They perform in concert form and dance venues in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado, receiving rave reviews wherever they go. Katie has had her hands in producing the three albums that the Buckarettes have and has original songs on each of them.
Katie has one CD out, while currently working on a second and third. Her first, entitled “All in Good Timeâ€, has a variety of styles ranging from pop-rock to newfolk, featuring a tasteful blend of acoustic and electric guitar, acoustic and electric bass, drums, piano, fiddle, dobro, harmonica, sax and cello. The title song was bestowed the honor of Best Musical Production in the Adult Contemporary category in the 1996 New Mexico “MIC†awards. In 1999 she established another win in the same category with “Painterâ€, which is on her forthcoming album. She has been seen on local public television stations(KNME &Channel 27) and recently appeared on a TV pilot of the Scott Connor Show performing her original music.
Teaching has always been a part of Katie’s musical regimen. She has taught private voice and guitar lessons for 37 years. Some of her students have gone on to teach and perform themselves and to share the wonderful gift of music. Since harmony singing is one of her favorite things to do, Katie has recently begun holding workshops on how to sing harmony for the beginning to the advanced. This is a much needed tradition to uphold to tune the ear to the heart and sing what is there with ease, confidence and freedom and to have fun with it at the same time.
Katie continues to delight audiences with her energy and talents. Through her performance, Katie brings a unique and soulful conversation with her audience. She has always been given wonderful reviews, with an enthusiastic welcome to come back.