Kate Wolf was born Kathryn Louise Allen in San Francisco on January 27, 1942. Called Katie Lou as a child, her name was shortened to Kathy, and later to Kate. Kate's family moved around and she spent her early childhood in Oregon and Michigan, finally returning home to Berkeley where she went to school from the sixth grade through high school.
When Kate was 19, she met Saul Wolf, a UC Berkeley architecture student. Two years later, they were married. Kate and Saul had two children, Max born in 1964 and Hannah, born in 1967. As a child Kate was always thinking of music, and she began her musical training at the age of four with piano lessons from her grandmother. She played until she was sixteen, but stopped in high school because she felt shy and self-conscious. Even though she no longer played Kate was strongly influenced by the music she had heard.
In 1971 she and Saul parted amicably and Kate moved to Sonoma County. She secured a job at the Sebastopol Times Newspaper, performing several times a week in local bars and restaurants. She then formed her first band "The Wildwood Flower" with Don Coffin, whom she later married. In 1977 she began touring on a national basis, including Canada.
As her popularity grew, so did critical recognition, and twice she was nominated for best folk singer at the San Francisco Bay Area Music Awards (Bammies). In 1985 she flew to Texas for a taping of "Austin City Limits". The show was aired frequently the following year, giving Kate her greatest national exposure. After performing around Texas, Kate came home and played the last leg of her tour through Southern California. "Poet's Heart" also co-produced and arranged by Bill Griffin, was released the following January, and was awarded NAIRD's "Best Folk Album of 1986.
In April, Kate was diagnosed with acute leukemia and underwent chemotherapy at UCSF Medical Center. After full recovery and full remission, she returned home and compiled a retrospectiveof her recordings. The result was "Gold In California" released in January 1987, a few weeks after her death on December 10, 1986.
For more information visit: www.katewolf.com
When Kate was 19, she met Saul Wolf, a UC Berkeley architecture student. Two years later, they were married. Kate and Saul had two children, Max born in 1964 and Hannah, born in 1967. As a child Kate was always thinking of music, and she began her musical training at the age of four with piano lessons from her grandmother. She played until she was sixteen, but stopped in high school because she felt shy and self-conscious. Even though she no longer played Kate was strongly influenced by the music she had heard.
In 1971 she and Saul parted amicably and Kate moved to Sonoma County. She secured a job at the Sebastopol Times Newspaper, performing several times a week in local bars and restaurants. She then formed her first band "The Wildwood Flower" with Don Coffin, whom she later married. In 1977 she began touring on a national basis, including Canada.
As her popularity grew, so did critical recognition, and twice she was nominated for best folk singer at the San Francisco Bay Area Music Awards (Bammies). In 1985 she flew to Texas for a taping of "Austin City Limits". The show was aired frequently the following year, giving Kate her greatest national exposure. After performing around Texas, Kate came home and played the last leg of her tour through Southern California. "Poet's Heart" also co-produced and arranged by Bill Griffin, was released the following January, and was awarded NAIRD's "Best Folk Album of 1986.
In April, Kate was diagnosed with acute leukemia and underwent chemotherapy at UCSF Medical Center. After full recovery and full remission, she returned home and compiled a retrospectiveof her recordings. The result was "Gold In California" released in January 1987, a few weeks after her death on December 10, 1986.
For more information visit: www.katewolf.com
Kate Wolf was born Kathryn Louise Allen in San Francisco on January 27, 1942. Called Katie Lou as a child, her name was shortened to Kathy, and later to Kate. Kate's family moved around and she spent her early childhood in Oregon and Michigan, finally returning home to Berkeley where she went to school from the sixth grade through high school.
When Kate was 19, she met Saul Wolf, a UC Berkeley architecture student. Two years later, they were married. Kate and Saul had two children, Max born in 1964 and Hannah, born in 1967. As a child Kate was always thinking of music, and she began her musical training at the age of four with piano lessons from her grandmother. She played until she was sixteen, but stopped in high school because she felt shy and self-conscious. Even though she no longer played Kate was strongly influenced by the music she had heard.
In 1971 she and Saul parted amicably and Kate moved to Sonoma County. She secured a job at the Sebastopol Times Newspaper, performing several times a week in local bars and restaurants. She then formed her first band "The Wildwood Flower" with Don Coffin, whom she later married. In 1977 she began touring on a national basis, including Canada.
As her popularity grew, so did critical recognition, and twice she was nominated for best folk singer at the San Francisco Bay Area Music Awards (Bammies). In 1985 she flew to Texas for a taping of "Austin City Limits". The show was aired frequently the following year, giving Kate her greatest national exposure. After performing around Texas, Kate came home and played the last leg of her tour through Southern California. "Poet's Heart" also co-produced and arranged by Bill Griffin, was released the following January, and was awarded NAIRD's "Best Folk Album of 1986.
In April, Kate was diagnosed with acute leukemia and underwent chemotherapy at UCSF Medical Center. After full recovery and full remission, she returned home and compiled a retrospectiveof her recordings. The result was "Gold In California" released in January 1987, a few weeks after her death on December 10, 1986.
For more information visit: www.katewolf.com
When Kate was 19, she met Saul Wolf, a UC Berkeley architecture student. Two years later, they were married. Kate and Saul had two children, Max born in 1964 and Hannah, born in 1967. As a child Kate was always thinking of music, and she began her musical training at the age of four with piano lessons from her grandmother. She played until she was sixteen, but stopped in high school because she felt shy and self-conscious. Even though she no longer played Kate was strongly influenced by the music she had heard.
In 1971 she and Saul parted amicably and Kate moved to Sonoma County. She secured a job at the Sebastopol Times Newspaper, performing several times a week in local bars and restaurants. She then formed her first band "The Wildwood Flower" with Don Coffin, whom she later married. In 1977 she began touring on a national basis, including Canada.
As her popularity grew, so did critical recognition, and twice she was nominated for best folk singer at the San Francisco Bay Area Music Awards (Bammies). In 1985 she flew to Texas for a taping of "Austin City Limits". The show was aired frequently the following year, giving Kate her greatest national exposure. After performing around Texas, Kate came home and played the last leg of her tour through Southern California. "Poet's Heart" also co-produced and arranged by Bill Griffin, was released the following January, and was awarded NAIRD's "Best Folk Album of 1986.
In April, Kate was diagnosed with acute leukemia and underwent chemotherapy at UCSF Medical Center. After full recovery and full remission, she returned home and compiled a retrospectiveof her recordings. The result was "Gold In California" released in January 1987, a few weeks after her death on December 10, 1986.
For more information visit: www.katewolf.com
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