BC jazz-pop musician Kate Trajan shares her debut full-length album Ancient Fires out now on all digital streaming platforms via Pastiche Records. Listen to the full album here.
Kate is also featuring the title track ‘Ancient Fires’ as the 3rd single, following previous singles ‘No One To Dream About‘ and ‘Amazon’s Dilemma. On ‘Ancient Fires’, she delivers an emotional tribute to the bittersweet experience of parting with her first love. This heartfelt folk-tinged pop ballad showcases her lush vocals and poignant songwriting, drawing listeners into a deeply personal narrative.
“This song was inspired by the experience of saying goodbye to my first love and moving away from my hometown of Nanaimo,” says Kate. “It materialized in bits and pieces through the years, like a puzzle. I was only given a few pieces at a time. It became layered with experience from other goodbyes in my life, and the heartbreak, hope and fear that came with stepping into the unknown of what would come next.”
Currently living on Salt Spring Island, BC, Kate is classically trained in piano and voice, and her songwriting draws on two decades of experience performing with jazz, folk, and indie groups across Canada and in the UK and the Netherlands. Kate released her debut EP Yesterday Left Without Her Suitcase, featuring four original songs, in 2022. Ancient Fires, Kate’s first full-length album of original music, was recorded at Eastcote Studios in London, UK.
Says Kate: “Of course, you don’t need to go all the way to London to find a great recording studio. The reason I did was because I was working with London-based producer Sarah Gillespie to create this album. I met Sarah when I lived in the UK back in 2008 and we sat next to each other on a flight from London to Vancouver. I started following her music career online, and saw during COVID that she had begun the Create Now Academy, mentoring female artists to develop careers in the music industry. I felt like that was just what I needed to get in gear and get my original music out into the world, so I signed up and started working with her to get this album made.”
Ancient Fires is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more information, please visit katetrajan.com.
