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fostering authentic
human connection
through
heartfelt music
Katherine Rhoda has a passion and a
gift for engaging and connecting with
her listeners.  Whether sharing a
traditional ballad, a rollicking
instrumental, or a piece of humorous
social satire, she brings a lucid and
refreshing quality of intelligent,
respectful, open-hearted presence to
her work.  In the face of so many
forces that separate and isolate us,
her goal is to be joyfully subversive,
drawing her listeners into an
experience of contact, ease, mutuality,
gusto and Big Fun.
joyful tunes &
songs of freedom,
struggle, spirit,
& humor
She sings in a sensitive and rousing
voice, and plays a variety
of fascinating instruments.  She
shares joyful tunes and songs of
freedom, struggle, spirit, and
humor, drawing upon both
traditional and contemporary
sources, and often encouraging
audience participation.
fascinating
instruments
Her instruments include the
Marxophone, ukelin, and violin-guitar,
unique American play-by-number
instruments sold door-to-door
beginning in the early 1900s.  She
also plays 6- and 12-string guitars,
hammered dulcimer, accordion, the
Lithuanian
kanklės (similar to the
Finnish
kantele), ukulele, autoharp,
and more.
recording artist
Reviewers have called her self-titled
album “full of effort and feeling,
conviction and devotion and lots of
joy!  Recommended.” (Don St. Clair,
Heartsong Review) and “a totally
delightful album that easily ranks right
up there with any national release!”
(Lucky Clark, Disc Chat).
a versatile musician

Katherine is a versatile musician, with the repertoire and resources to tailor
her performance to the needs and interests of her audience.  Her professional
experience is wide-ranging and includes:
concerts; film sound track work;
street performing; weddings; song leading; church accompanist and music
director; Lithuanian folk music (as a member and soloist with Sodauto, the
Lithuanian Ethnographic Ensemble of Boston); musical activities in
nursing
homes; performances tailored to seniors; roving minstrelsy; music to support
psychotherapy, personal growth, and professional development conferences;
and
demonstrations, rallies, and benefits.   

In addition to her solo work, she is a member of the Monhegan Island-based
trio Josephine's Girls, along with Susan Gilbert and Muffy Winchenbach.
About Katherine's work
photo by Gayle LaVallee
photo ©Roger L. Miller, LucidMusic.com
photo by David Lattimore
photo by Billy Dominick
photo by Jon Cons
photo by Gayle LaVallee
photos by Kyle Glover