Kate Gaffney

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Here by the Ocean: Catch & Release Party
Saturday, October 4th, 2025
Doors 7:30 / Show 8pm

The Fallser Club
3721 Midvale Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19129

Trio performance by Kate Gaffney, Andrew Lipke & Chris Kasper - Join us for a a night of Friendship, Song & Cinematic Seascapes!

Live Trio Performance
Cinematic Seascapes
Vinyl / Compact Disc Release

"Here by the Ocean" is a concept album & studio collaboration with long-time Philadelphia friends, producer Andrew Lipke & multi-instrumentalist Chris Kasper. Recorded before the world shut down, the record has been available on streaming platforms since '22. The album will finally be celebrated and released in physical form (Vinyl and CD) on Oct 4th, with a special trio performance of the album and other songs, in stride with Kate's transition back to the east coast after spending close to 20 years in Northern California. What a long strange trip it's been...please join us as we send this one back out to sea!

Beautiful Poster Design by @wmdcreative All Music by @blameitonkate @andrewlipke @chriskaspermusic Lyric video edited by @bobogrunwald

Video footage and inspiration from all Covies near and far and on the other side...stay inspired!

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“There’s something about Kate…something a little 80’s, a little 90’s, with a touch of the modern day, all steeped in the Summer of Love. You get a feeling, when you listen to Kate, that she understands the blues, but serves as a muse to keep the blues away. She’s a songwriter who songwriters write songs about. Watching her perform is somehow comforting and her honest vulnerability lends a welcome tone to her concerts. She has found a nice rapport with her audience and is one of the few performers with whom I welcome the banter. Kate is both disarming and razor sharp at the same time.” - Aaron Redner, musician/writer

Singer-songwriter Kate Gaffney honed her skills in her native Philadelphia, jumped from coast to coast and toured everywhere in between. She laid musical roots in Northern California, building a loyal following in Sacramento and within the San Francisco Bay Area music community. Pennsylvania has since called her back home. Gaffney’s festival nods include Philadelphia Folk Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass & Hangtown Music Festival. She has opened for a variety of touring acts including Richie Havens, Todd Snider, Xavier Rudd, Chris Smither, Carolyn Wonderland, Jackie Greene, Karl Denson, Kaki King, Elephant Revival, and Dead Winter Carpenters. Kate Gaffney has released four albums: Highways, The New Then, The Coachman, Here by the Ocean.