Kat Danser

It has been a challenging year to record and release an album but, with the help of FACTOR, Kat Danser managed to remotely record and release her sixth album One Eye Open.

This album continues Danser’s ongoing collaboration with veteran guitarist and producer Steve Dawson and features an ensemble of North America’s finest roots musicians. The band were not able to record live off the floor together, but—as a concession to the times we are living through—had to assemble the album remotely. The results are as organic and intuitive as anything these veterans have recorded.

Although touring has not been a viable option, that didn’t stop One Eye Open from being heard and adored by Fervor Coulee, Lonesome Highway, Blues In Britain, Glide Magazine, and the Toronto Blues Society.

The album has graced airwaves on Roots and Blues radio stations in Canada, the US, and Europe, reaching #1 eight times on the Roots Music Report Top 50 Canada Album Chart, #1 on the CKUA Radio top 30 Chart, as well as being nominated for Blues Album of the Year at the 2021 WCMA Awards.

Kat Danser is a nationally award-winning scholar with her PhD in Ethnomusicology and has presented at conferences throughout North America. Kat’s primary goal is to use music as a space for personal exploration and as a method to strengthen intercultural relationships.

When asked about the ongoing appeal of blues music, Kat offers, “the blues gives us a place to bring all of our hope and sorrow.” Raucous and introspective, cautious and hopeful, One Eye Open is truly a FACTOR success story ~ and the perfect soundtrack for an unforgettable year!

Photo Credit: Dustin Delfs / Laughing Dog Photography