by Greg Akers
Maybe it happens when the leaves turn, or maybe it’s timed to
Daylight Savings or some mystical phenomenon, but whatever cosmic force
it is that periodically brings Nashville-based singer-songwriter Kate
Campbell to the Center for Southern Folklore, it’s at work again.
Kate Campbell is the “New South” poet laureate whose songs are
storytelling gems filled with humor, sadness, wonderment, and longing.
She’s also prolific, having put out 12 albums since her first, Songs
from the Levee, in 1994. That includes her newest, Save the
Day, which is the reason for the season of Campbell’s return
engagement to the Center for Southern Folklore. There’ll be a
CD-release party for Save the Day and a trio of events:
The first is the concert on Saturday at the center’s Folklore Hall.
In that intimate setting, Campbell will regale devoted fans and
neophytes alike with stories and songs.
The next day, Campbell is holding a songwriter’s workshop at the
center, taking participants behind the curtain of her creative process.
Following Sunday’s workshop is KateFest, an even more intimate
happening, where Campbell will play songs she didn’t get to the night
before and relate stories about each of them.
Kate Campbell at the Center for Southern Folklore, 119 S. Main.
Concert: Saturday, November 22, 8 p.m. $25 Golden Circle tickets, $15
advance, $18 day-of. Workshop: Sunday, November 23, 2 p.m. $30 public,
$25 for members of the Memphis Songwriter Association and center for
Southern Folklore. KateFest: Sunday, November 23, 4 p.m. $20, or
included in price of Workshop. Call 525-3655 for tickets and
information.