Since making her recording debut in 1995 with the heart-rending Songs From The Levee, singer/songwriter Kate Campbell has since put together a body of work matched only (perhaps) by Emmylou in consistency, Lucinda Williams in terms of pure, wrenching, honest self-examination and self-revelation and no one for its sheer display of broad-based, intimate artfulness. While doing so, she has managed to include the likes of Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller and the heart of the Muscle Shoals classic soul and R&B hit-making machine as both admirers and collaborators in her distinctly literate musical vision.

Her endearing, clear-water vocal delivery, eloquent gift for storytelling (which has drawn repeated comparisons to such bastions of the Southern writing tradition as Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty and William Faulkner) and easy command of a full-range of American music styles, have combined to earn Campbell recognition as a formidable talent by critics, musicians and a discerning public. Kate's sublime Moonpie Dreams (1997) and Visions Of Plenty (1998) each garnered "Folk Album Of The Year" nominations from the Nashville Music Awards (as well as enthusiastic airplay by Triple-A, folk and Americana stations), and Rosaryville (1999) Wandering Strange (2001), and Monuments (2003) extended the upward-bound arc.

Campbell has played - and wowed - the prestigious Cambridge Folk Festival (England), Merlefest, Philadelphia Folk Festival, and Port Fairy Folk Festival (Australia), been featured on National Public Radio's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Live From Mountain Stage, and had her story (and haunting song "When Panthers Roamed In Arkansas") included in the debut issue of The Oxford American's ultra-hip Southern Music series. An interview with Kate (along with Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Nanci Griffith and others) also appeared in the fascinating book Solo: Women Singer-Songwriters In Their Own Words.

As a child of the South, her musical tastes were forged in the dampered, smoky fires of soul, R&B, Southern rock, country, and folk music. As the daughter of a Baptist preacher from Sledge, Mississippi, Kate's formative years were spent in the very core of the civil rights movement of the 1960's, and the indelible experiences of those years have shaped her heart, character and convictions ever since. Kate has performed at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia and the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, Alabama.

With Twang On A Wire, Kate produced the album and called upon the stalwart talents of Will Kimbrough, Kevin Gordon, Jeff Finlin, and Dave Jacques for the recording. The CD features Kate singing with Kevin Gordon ("Mississippi Woman, Louisiana Man"), Will Kimbrough ("Boulder To Birmingham"), and Jeff Finlin ("Would You Lay With Me In A Field Of Stone").

With the exception of the closing title track, Kate temporarily set aside her own formidable songwriting to salute a dozen singles culled from the years 1968–1975 by women country singers including songs written by Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Tammy Wynette.

Twang On A Wire is an enhanced CD and includes an exclusive movie about the making and recording of the album. It contains interviews with Kate and live studio performance footage.

Kate Campbell’s music continues to inspire and enthuse a growing audience. Ballet Memphis featured songs from each of Campbell’s six CDs as well as a live performance by Kate and band at a ballet entitled South Of Everywhere. Campbell continues to impress audiences across the US and overseas and will tour extensively in support of Twang On A Wire including a tour to the United Kingdom.

Twang On A Wire (release date: September 23, 2003) is distributed in North America by Redeye Distribution and available in Europe and Australia on the UK label Evangeline Records.