Episode 71: Katelann Maree
Songversations Podcast
English - November 23, 2021 08:17 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBMusic Interviews Music music songwriting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Our guest today is Katelann Maree
“Different Kind Of High” maybe Katelann Maree’s debut EP but she was born into a country music-loving family.
Her mum Sharon Grealy is also a singer/songwriter and her grandfather Jimmy Grealy, remembered for his fingerpicking playing style, was the inspiration behind the EP’s first single, ‘Grandad’s Guitar’
From the age of seven, when Jimmy’s guitar was handed down to Katelann, she’s been singing and performing at festivals across QLD and NSW.
In 2015 after being asked by a town local if she would teach her daughter to sing and play guitar, Katelann once again thought about her own solo career.
In no time, Katelann was inspiring the next generation of singers and performers and at her mum’s insistence finally applied and was accepted into the CMAA Academy Of Country Music in 2020.
Her Debut EP "Different Kind Of High" has been published this year and Grandad’s Guitar’ single peaked at #2 on the iTunes Australia Singer-Songwriter Chart.