Kate Harding from Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK – made a life changing decision to become a Country recording on the back of emergency abdominal surgery in 2023, which made her realise that time is too short not to be making new music and performing. Something she had only dreamed of doing before.
+ 2024 Kate released debut single ‘WALLFLOWER’. Featured on BBC Introducing and reaching No.2 in the Express FM Local Music Chart. This is where Kate began her journey into establishing herself as a UK Country Recording artist and started performing live with a covers band and her first originals band.

+ 2025 released singles ‘SHE STARTED IT’ and ‘SHINY THINGS’ ahead of playing on the acoustic stage at Country on the Coast Festival, before playing a number of paid ‘Kate Harding band’ gigs, such as The Lens Studio, Portsmouth Guildhall as part of the Future-Folk event as well as her first multi-genre music festivals, such as the main stage at Raising Spirit Festival, Shortlisted Acoustic/Country/Folk - Act of the Year at The Portsmouth Music Awards

+ 2026 Kate played her first support slot, opening for Ags Connolly at The Edge of the Wedge venue inside The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth as part of a Square Roots Productions ‘The Americana Series’ event to a SOLD-OUT seated audience of 60 people. For her acoustic set of all original songs, Kate brought with her, co-writes and band members Jon Wheeler and Steve Wood. Both singer songwriters in their own right, Kate has a powerhouse of creativity and fun behind her when she is both crafting the songs and when she is performing them live. Kate was also part of the line up for Icebreaker Festival, Kate and her full band played in The Vaults, Southsea.