Live performance. Filmed and sound recorded, edited and post-produced at our facility.

Katie Doherty is a huge talent in the making, but don't just take our word for it. In 2004 a panel including Guy Chambers and Andy McCluskey awarded her the Musicians Benevolent Fund National Award for Song Creation for her track 'Bridges'. It was an apt, as well as early, recognition of Doherty's skills. She is one of a growing number of young performers who take inspiration from the folk tradition yet write and create their own material. As with Kate Rusby, Jim Moray and Bill Jones, Doherty is able to invoke a world of mystery, intrigue and timeless magic that would honour any classic folk song.

Doherty is very much a product of the new world of traditional music. So far in a short career she has taken part in the Nu Routes showcase tour alongside Kathryn Tickell, graduated with a first class honours degree in folk music (followed by a Masters) and completed a residency with the renowned musician, producer and composer Nitin Sawhney.

The sum of these experiences will be able to be heard on her debut album Building Bridges, due for release early next year. Using a collection of talented young traditional musicians to provide a backdrop for her songs, Doherty sings in a voice beyond her years and with an engaging confidence. Drawing on influences from Martyn Bennet to Tori Amos, her music offers a welcome recognition factor alongside the excitement hat here is an artist with the ability to move traditional music another step along its fascinating journey. These songs may not be from the established folk songbook but they are fashioned from the same passion, knowledge and motivation. Likewise Katie Doherty is an artist who looks set to stake her place amongst the elite.