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Music Journeys: Katherine Paul

Katherine Paul

Multi-instrumentalist Katherine Paul - also known as Black Belt Eagle Scout - brings her talents to Columbus tomorrow night. Paul grew up in a small Indian reservation and says she doesn't play music to write songs, she plays music to process feelings.  

Here's the full podcast:

Here's the short feature:

Indians Never Die plays...

Katherine Paul is Black Belt Eagle Scout. She sings and plays every instrument on her first full-length release, Mother of My Children. If there's a song that represents her heart and soul, it's the track Indians Never Die. 

“It reflects who I am and where I’m from,” Paul reflected. “When I've been playing that song on tour, I've been thinking about my grandfather a lot and all the teachings that I've learned from him - being strong and resilient as an indigenous person in this world. He passed away when I was younger, but all those teachings will never die." 

I Don’t Have You In My Life plays…

“I grew up in Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in Northwest Washington State with a musical family,” Paul recalled. “My dad and a bunch of my other family would take me from powwow to powwow, and I would dance. They would have their drum group play with many other drum groups at the powwow. Then whenever the radio was on, I was super into it and wanted to turn it up.”

Just Lie Down plays…

“The album is a piece of therapy that happened for me,” Paul said. “I was going through a rough time. When I tend to not feel so good, I play music to help me feel better. I picked up a guitar and just started just playing." 

Soft Stud plays…

"I think I just want to keep creating and be able to create space for other people like me,” Paul said. “I'm seeing a lot more women of color being represented by Indie labels and booking tours around the U.S. I just want to keep creating space and platforms and visibility for women of color, for indigenous people, and for queer people of color. Being able to create music – why do I do it? I do it because I want somebody else to see me and to do it as well or to do something else that’s just as powerful." 

Katherine Paul performs Tuesday May 7 at Ace of Cups. Hear more from Paul and her take on the Fast Five in the Music Journeys podcast below. Thanks for listening.

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Podcast Rundown

 

000 – Introduction

 

1:07 – Katherine Paul extended feature

 

8:00 – Paul’s Fast Five

 

Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.
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