Rideau Roots

Kate Weekes

Rideau Roots CD

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In May of 2022, a collective of songwriters, musicians and spoken word artists paddled the Rideau Canal from Kingston to Ottawa, Ontario. This travelling musical residency was spear-headed by Kate Weekes, a wilderness Read more

In May of 2022, a collective of songwriters, musicians and spoken word artists paddled the Rideau Canal from Kingston to Ottawa, Ontario. This travelling musical residency was spear-headed by Kate Weekes, a wilderness canoe guide and award-winning songwriter. The journey offered an opportunity for settler artists to explore questions of personal and cultural identity and sense of place through songwriting. This includes learning about the colonial impact of the canal in the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat. The culmination of travel by through the Rideau and Katarokwi watersheds is a body of original work written by Kate Weekes and featured on her new album, Rideau Roots. The project is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Expected release: October 27, 2025

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Better Days Ahead

Kate Weekes

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For her fourth solo album Better Days Ahead, singer, songwriter, guitarist and nascent banjo player Kate Weekes dove deep into “the liminal space created by lockdowns and cancelled plans” to unearth a stirring, Read more

For her fourth solo album Better Days Ahead, singer, songwriter, guitarist and nascent banjo player Kate Weekes dove deep into “the liminal space created by lockdowns and cancelled plans” to unearth a stirring, picturesque collection of 10 original songs ranging from Appalachian-influenced murder-suicide ballads to anthemic folk-pop to whimsical instrumental waltzes, all buoyed by an eclectic assortment of instruments including (but not limited to) fiddle, flugelhorn, frame drum and fretless bass. Alongside long-time producer and multi-instrumentalist James Stephens, Weekes guides listeners on vivid sonic journeys inspired by nature but nurtured by imagination.

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Taken by Surprise

Kate Weekes

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With her third solo album, Kate Weekes maps the musical spot where landscapes and emotions converge via accessible jazzy folk/pop inspired by the planet’s northernmost locales.

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Frost On Black Fur

Kate Weekes

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Kate Weekes' 2nd solo album "Frost on Black Fur" speaks to the life of a dog musher in a little orange cabin in Canada's Yukon. This folk album is charged with energy as it weaves tails from the trails and songs from the Read more

Kate Weekes' 2nd solo album "Frost on Black Fur" speaks to the life of a dog musher in a little orange cabin in Canada's Yukon. This folk album is charged with energy as it weaves tails from the trails and songs from the heart.

Much of the inspiration for this album stems from my life in Canada's Yukon Territory. I spent 7 years working with a team of sled dogs, my winters on the trails and in the mountains. The dogs pop their heads up here and there throughout the songs on this album, sometimes as I describe our adventures together, and at other times to counter the drama of a love song. Water and rivers are also a big part of "Frost on Black Fur". Songs such as "White Water Dreams" and "Banks of the Snake" bring the listener to the Peel Watershed, in the northern Yukon. At the time of production, the Yukon Government was being taken to court by 2 Yukon conservation non-profits and 2 Yukon First Nations regarding land use issues in the Peel Watershed. The album travels to Ireland and China with songs about my travels and the people I have met along the way. The songs are folk-based and spruced up with some pop and rock flare.

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Kate Weekes

Kate Weekes

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This is Kate's first album. Self-titled, the album features original songs from Kate's cross-Canada adventures and initial foray into the heart of the northern wilderness.

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Fire on the Ice

Home Sweet Home

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'Fire on the Ice' (2016) was sparked by fiddle tunes from North of 60, jazz harmonies, old country and new folk. Home Sweet Home (Keitha Clark, Boyd Benjamin, Kate Weekes) is passionate about documenting traditional music Read more

'Fire on the Ice' (2016) was sparked by fiddle tunes from North of 60, jazz harmonies, old country and new folk. Home Sweet Home (Keitha Clark, Boyd Benjamin, Kate Weekes) is passionate about documenting traditional music and celebrating our different musical influences. It was a blast working together on our fiddle version of contemporary Northern culture and we hope you enjoy it.

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Taken by Surprise CD

    Taken by Surprise CD

    2019 Album (CD) With the release of her third solo album, Taken by Surprise (2019), singer/songwriter and guitarist Kate Weekes expertly maps the musical spot where landscapes and emotions converge via accessible, jazzy folk/pop inspired by the planet’s northernmost locales and the people in them.  

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    Frost on Black Fur CD

      Frost on Black Fur CD

      Kate's 2014 Album This is Kate's 2014 album of all original material.  The songs tell stories of life in Canada's Yukon Territory as well as travels to Ireland and China.

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      Beneath the Yukon Moon

        Beneath the Yukon Moon

        Featuring folk and swing originals by Kate Weekes and Grant Simpson. (2011)

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