Kaia Kater comes from a family of “hippies” and music lovers

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Immensely talented singer-songwriter and banjo player @kaiakater is the guest on this week’s Roots Music Rambler. She says her “hippie” family in Canada was largely responsible for the foundation that led her to be a musician. She told us about her grandparents and a family that played around the kitchen when she was young.

You can hear more of her background, more about her new album and her thoughts on black representation in bluegrass and country music on the full episode, available wherever you get your podcasts.

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Kaia Kater shares her thoughts on Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter

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Lots of people have opinions about Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter, but we don’t hear enough from the female black artists in country and bluegrass music about it. So @kaiakater chimed in about the LP on the latest Roots Music Rambler. Hear her thoughts as well as more about her new album and music on the episode.

The full episode is live at rootsmusicrambler.com wherever you get your podcasts!

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Kaia Kater’s new album is a stake in the ground for diversity and representation in today’s music

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The latest episode of Roots Music Rambler is live! Kaia Kater joins the show to talk about her new album “Strange Medicine” which she says had a couple of important roles for her. First, she pulled back from the music industry demands of commercial success. But she also wanted to use it as a stake in the ground to help use her art to open the doors wider for diversity and representation in all of music.

Frank and Falls also talk about Railbird 2024, big vs. intimate music settings and share their Pickin’ the Grinnin’ picks for you this week.

The full episode is live at rootsmusicrambler.com wherever you get your podcasts!

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Kaia Kater talks about her single The Witch

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On the latest episode of Roots Music Ramber, Kaia Kater talks about her new album Strange Medicine and its single The Witch. Kater said it aligns with the theme of aggressive revenge-on-men songs of other artists, but takes its inspiration from history like The Salem Witch trials.

Hear the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Kaia Kater’s single In Montreal was inspired by the city’s own inspirational affect on artists

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On Friday’s new episode of Roots Music Rambler, banjo prodigy @kaiakater talks about her new album and its tracks, including “In Montreal” which is apparently the city best suited for people trying to find themselves. She joined Frank and Falls to talk about her music, her roots and representation in bluegrass and country music.

Falls also shares his experience at Railbird Festival 2024 and more.

Hear more when the episode drops Friday at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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