
Lynn Hollyfield	South for Winter	Kate Todd

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Sunday, March 8, 2020

Kate Todd

Kate Todd has been a working artist in the entertainment industry for over 17 years. Her extensive resume and wide range of abilities have landed her roles on award winning TV shows throughout her vibrant career. Never one to be put into a box, Kate has played a vast scope of character types. Kate has landed lead roles in several hit TV shows including but not limited to: Radio Free Roscoe, Life With Derek and My Babysitter’s A Vampire). She has worked alongside names such as Ellen Page in the dramatic film The Tracy Fragments and Ving Rhames in Saving God. Her voice acting talent has scored her credits on the hit show Family Guy and the popular video game franchise Assassin’s Creed: Unity.

While on set throughout her young teens portraying the singer/songwriter ‘Shady Lane/Lily,’ Kate went on to teach herself guitar and write songs. Coming back from living and working in Los Angeles, Kate enrolled at York University studying toward her Bachelor of Music degree while teaching and playing shows with her band on TV and in concert. She has released two albums Finding My Way and Anywhere With You under the world’s largest independent record label, eOne Entertainment and her music collection can be found online and in music stores such as HMV. Her caliber of songwriting has led her to multiple nominations in the Canadian Songwriting Competition and numerous nominations and a 2016 win at the Josie Music Awards in Nashville, TN for ‘Versatile Entertainer of The Year’ for her proficiency in both music and acting. Her most recent EP release One (Villa Sound) showcased Kate’s introspective side of songwriting and allowed her to get back to her alt country rock roots. Most recently, Kate was honoured to be chosen to open for the legendary singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith at the Historic Gayety Theatre in Collingwood, ON. In 2018, Kate was honoured with a Women’s International Achievers Award for her extensive community service.

South For Winter

South for Winter - In summer 2014, New Zealander Nick Stone and Colorado native Dani Cicho met as volunteers in South America. There, on a Peruvian rooftop, they wrote their first of many together - a song that would one day become South for Winter’s first single, “Fallen Seeds.”

After years spent pursuing separate musical projects oceans apart, Stone and Cichon joined up in Christchurch, New Zealand as a duo. Later moving the project to Nashville TN, they met cellist Alex Stradal, who rounded out the eclectic blend of instrumentation and vocals that has become so characteristic of their music. With Stradal in the lineup, the sound and entity of South for Winter were born.

Often described as “folk-blues,” “folk-jazz,” or “Renaissance,” South for Winter’s songs are intoned with a depth of emotion and richness of experience that invites listeners into the story - eager and anxious in turn with each verse. In a landscape saturated with incredible songwriters and musicians, South for Winter have developed a sound all of their own. With meticulously crafted lyrics, captivating natural charisma, and an impressive assortment of instruments at their command, South for Winter have time and time again established themselves as a crowd favorite.

In 2018 South for Winter were nominated as a rising artist by Nashville’s top independent radio station, Lightning 100, and soon after chosen as an Emerging Artist at Falcon Ridge Festival. In March 2019, South for Winter began the recording of their debut album at the renowned Tracking Room studio in Nashville with Grammy-nominated producer Matt Leigh. The much-anticipated full album is set to be released in 2020.

Lynn Hollyfield and Steve Wolf

Blend a powerful singer, crisp acoustic guitar player and a heartfelt observer of the world and you have singer-songwriter, Lynn Hollyfield. Her “indie-folk-pop style” (Leicasterbangs, UK) reflects an infusion of many influences including great jazz artists, such as Ella Fitzgerald, to contemporary influences of John Hiatt, Shawn Colvin and CSNY. The resulting blend~her own voice mingling wit, a silky sweetness and thoughtful reverie to her songwriting and performance. Her songwriting has been given awards, many times over, in the Mid-Atlantic, Indie International and UK Songwriting Contests. Lynn helps put others on stage through a popular, monthly Songwriter’s Association of Washington Open Mic at the New Deal Cafe, Greenbelt, MD and produces concerts at the Homegrown Coffeehouse, Accokeek, MD. Lynn’s currently is back in the studio working on recording her 3rd album.

“Some artists are known for their voice or their delivery or maybe their songs or for their guitar playing. Lynn is not just “some artist.” She delivers ALL of these with depth and clarity, one gorgeous song at a time.” Ruthie Logdson, Ruthie & the Wranglers.