Kat Eggleston: Press

We had a Waterbug Records showcase tonight in Evanston, at Bill's Blues. Kat Eggleston kicked it off and I've never seen her. She kicked so much ass she had to buy new shoes. I know it sounds silly and sexist to say that she plays guitar like a man, so I won't. She plays guitar like an army. She gets up underneath a song and bangs out a rhythm like a war drum, marching through with her soul on a flag--yours, too. I've never heard anything like it. Her fingers picked pieces of fiddle tunes while her thumb pounded like the line that turned back the Romans, screaming, naked Celts with certain death in their eyes, your or theirs, no matter. I ate dinner with her later and her eyes have the same sound. There's something fierce in there.

"Many women and men on today's crowded acoustic scene deserve wider attention. Eggleston is one of them and more. Her clear, expressive voice, fine guitar playing, and sentimental but savvy sensibility combine to lift her above the crowd."

"Kat Eggleston not only has the soul of a poet but the voice of an angel, not to mention that the lady can play a mean guitar."

"Compelling, emotional artist who covers humorous and pained material effortlessly. Her music takes a refreshing angle en route to your heart."

"Singer-songwriter Kat Eggleston is blessed with an embarrassment of talents. Her voice is pure, emotive, and immediately recognizable; she is a virtuoso guitarist and hammer dulcimer player; and her songs blend vivid, often gripping, imagery with memorable lyrical melodies."

"The song is always what matters most, she never gets in the way; she is a really wonderful traditional singer!"

"A good guitar player."

"I think you're swell."

REVIEW “SECOND NATURE”
This is a CD you will listen to over and over. The first time, you will notice the amazing sound from her break-your-heart beautiful voice. The next time you will notice her virtuoso musicianship. After that, you will be struck by the honesty and openness of the lyrics. Then you will seek out the nearest Kat Eggleston live performance.  

Eggleston's style is comparable to a modern day English minstrel. There's a lilt of the British Isles in her voice, but the songs convey contemporary womanly human emotions. Her lyrics are pictoral while her melodies are deliberate, but her voice is the masterpiece, a calm lake gliding through the sounds of each song. I can see her on those country roads going from town to town with her guitar on her back bringing her music to the hungry villages who yearn for good storytelling. 

Female Vocal Album of the Year

Kat Eggleston has given us a gem. The album is Speak and it is a masterpiece. She wrote almost all the music. Gorgeous. Her guitar playing is complex and beautiful, and the voice---perfect. This former singer for The David Munnelly Band and Bohola has played a blinder. Kat. Her guitar and her songs. Each time we listen we hear more. And, we listen more. An easy and spectacular choice.

Vocal Album of the Year--- "Kat's album "Speak" is so wonderful, this choice was incredibly easy. A great album from a wonderfully talented woman. An artist in the true sense."