Great Women Writers of The Great American Songbook
Kate Garner
- Regions:
- South East, Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, London
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- professional
- Fee:
- Paid
- Category:
- Entertainment
- Updated:
- 6th August 2026
- Tagged:
- Great American Songbook | Women In History | Women In Music
Hear the songs and the stories of how these remarkable female songwriters broke down barriers through song.
Kay Swift, the first woman to write a hit Broadway musical and a distant relative to pop queen Taylor Swift! Ruth Lowe, who penned Frank Sinatra’s first hit, and the story of how Irving Berlin regarded Bernice Petkere as ‘The Queen of Tin Pan Alley’. There’ll also be a chance to hear lyricist Dorothy Fields’ hit ‘Big Spender’ played ragtime style!
Join Kate at the piano as she talks about the great women writers of the day and performs their songs with some of her own compositions, inspired by them.
Views: 12 | Enquiries: 0About Kate Garner
Kate Garner is a pianist/Singer/Songwriter and Song historian. As presenter of the award winning TV series ‘The Stories Behind The Songs’ Kate Garner specializes in fascinating talks, which she presents at the piano with songs! Kate was recently the guest of Jools Holland on his BBC radio show and played live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘D-Day 80 Concert’. She recently performed a selection of her speaker music presentations on the SAGA Cruise ship 'The Spirit Of Adventure'. Kate is the daughter of the legendary Chas Hodges of ‘Chas & Dave’ and has a vast knowledge of old songs and their history from Parlour songs, Music Hall, Wartime singalong and the 1920s and 30s.
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