Biography
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Born In
Connecticut, United States
Kate Northrop studied music at Bennington College in Vermont (USA) and Celtic harp in Wales, UK. She first came to Europe in 1987 to tour with English songwriter Gavin James. In 1992 she recorded her first CD, "Roots & Wings" (Brambus 199234-2), together with multi-instrumentalist Sandro Friedrich, followed by touring in various pubs, clubs and festivals in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.
She currently performs with the Swiss all-female rockband MoonSnake ( www.moonsnake.ch.tp ), using an electroharp, an electric Celtic harp coupled with various electronic effects and a wha-wha pedal, which gives the sound an unusual touch. She also sings backing vocals, and one of her main roles is to write lyrics for the band in English. She has been with MoonSnake since 2003.
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