Kathie Touin

Starting with a great guitarist in a band going places...

The band Storey featuring Kathie's good friend, guitarist Arron Storey, is attracting lots of fans and great interest from the music industry. In July 2009 the guys released their second album, Streets Will Fold. Here is the video for their single Pull No Punches...

a pair of talented duos...

Tania Opland and Mike Freeman perform a unique and wonderful blend of world music and traditional folk music. Tania sings, plays guitar, fiddle, flutes, whistles and hammer dulcimer, while Mike specialises in exotic percussion and guitar. Check out their latest album, Sunset's Gold. Here are Tania & Mike...

William Pint and Felicia Dale specialise in sea shanties and songs dealing with ships, sailing and the ocean, both traditional and less so. They are currently touring the USA and Canada and are a treat to see live. Here they perform Go From My Window...

a fantastic organ player...

Barbara Dennerlein is an amazing Hammond organ player from Germany - she plays fantastic jazz organ and also performs live bass lines with her feet on the pedals. Go see her - she's incredible! Meanwhile watch her play Jimmy's Walk...

and Neon Nancy...

Neon Nancy is a dj and artist, who has been drawing and painting as long as she can remember. She painted the striking front cover of Kathie's Soliloquy Deluxe CD.

Recommended listening

Thanks to Pat Edison, Peter Antony and all at Radio Caroline for playing Kathie's music. And a special thought for the late Rob Leighton, who was a great supporter of Kathie. Radio Caroline has been bringing good music to the UK and Europe since 1964. Now on Sky Channel 0199 and around the world on the internet...

Find out more about Radio Caroline and its ship Ross Revenge in this documentary by Kevin Dochain, Radio Caroline: Pirates On Air...

Hello to Alan Waring and the team at BigglesFM. Their 28-day broadcasts on FM and the internet bring community radio to Biggleswade, Potton, Sandy and the surrounding area in Bedfordshire, England. Kathie has made three live appearances on Frank Williamson's Afternoon Delight. The Biggles FM team's latest 28-day broadcast - on the new frequency 104.8 FM - was at Christmas 2009. They will be back on air in the summer of 2010, meanwhile listen to their online continuous music stream...

Kathie's friendly local music store

is Gardonyi's in Ealing, West London. John Gardonyi is a really helpful guy. If you visit say hello and tell him Kathie Touin sent you...

Kathie writes about dystonia...

"Since I was a teenager I have struggled with hand problems. Several years ago I was finally diagnosed as having a focal hand dystonia. Through the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation you can learn more about this debilitating condition that can affect anyone. Musicians can be stricken by this unexpectedly, having it deeply affect their careers. It mostly occurs as a Focal Dystonia of the hand in pianists/keyboardists, guitarists, and violinists; and of the embrouchure for horn and woodwind players. There is no cure for dystonia but I'm currently working with hand therapist Katherine Butler and there are encouraging signs of improvement."

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