Katie Kim (Irish musician)

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Katie Kim
A sepia image of a woman standing on a bridge with railway tracks.
Kim in Waterford, Ireland in 2008
Background information
Birth nameKatie Sullivan
Born (1983-03-16) 16 March 1983 (age 38)
London, England
OriginDublin, Ireland
GenresIndie folk, lo-fi, ambient, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, composer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, bass piano, keyboards
Years active2008–present
LabelsFlaming June

Katie Sullivan (born 16 March 1983), also known as Katie Kim, is an Irish musician, singer-songwriter and composer.

Personal life[]

Born in London to Irish parents, Katie Kim was brought to Waterford[1] in Ireland as a child. In her late teens she moved to Dublin to attend university where she continues to reside.

Sound[]

Katie Kim performs atmospheric alternative folk rock music as a solo project, using a loop station and both classical and electric guitar. She also performs with as part of an ensemble, playing guitar, bass, keyboards and singing.

Music career[]

Katie Kim has released four studio albums, Twelve (2008) Vaults (2010) Cover & Flood (2012) and Salt (2016). She most recently released a live album with Crash Ensemble where the collective reworked the songs of her previous album, Salt. They performed this in its entirety to sold-out audiences around Ireland between 2016 and 2018.

She has also composed a film score, an original soundtrack for The Seashell and the Clergyman. Commissioned by the Cork French Film Festival, Kim performed the score at the Pavilion, Cork in front of a live audience, where renowned director Agnès Varda attended.

On 15 August 2016 she released the track "Foreign Fleas" through her Bandcamp site.[2]

She has worked with various musicians and bands, including Halves, Mike Scott and The Waterboys, David Kitt, Ed Harcourt and Radie Peat, a folk singer with the band Lankum.

Discography[]

Albums[]

Singles[]

  • "Radio" (2008)
  • "Heavy Lighting" (2012)
  • "The Feast" (2013)
  • "Foreign Fleas" (2015)
  • "Salt" (2016)

Film scores[]

Appears on[]

References[]

  1. ^ Murphy, Lauren (18 September 2016). "A shot at the dark". The Times. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ "FOREIGN FLEAS, by Katie Kim". Katie Kim. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ Media relations, ABC. "FINAL WITNESS: A Mother's Revenge". Final Witness press release. ABC media relations. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ^ Preblick, Patrick. "Final Witness What The Boy Saw". ABC Television Network. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

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