American singer-songwriter
Kate York (born 1976 or 1977) is a singer-songwriter known for her work on the TV show
Nashville .
Music career
Born in southern California, York moved to
Nashville, Tennessee , in 1999.
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York has been part of several bands, including Skyline Motel (with
Sarah Buxton ,
Daniel Tashian , and
Ian Fitchuk ) and Thompson, York & Nash (with
Leigh Nash and Megan Thompson).
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York has co-written songs for and with a number of recording artists, including
Jonny Diaz ,
Fall Out Boy ,
Foreigner ,
Mat Kearney ,
Lady A , and
Little Big Town . She secured sync placements in TV series such as
Atypical ,
Batwoman ,
Grey's Anatomy , and
Virgin River and films such as
After ,
New Years Eve , and
Wild Rose .
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York achieved notoriety through her contribution of nearly twenty songs to the TV series
Nashville .
[3] One of her songs, "Nothing in This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again" (co-written with Buxton), received a
Primetime Emmy Award nomination for
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics . The nomination was pulled, however, because the song was not written for a show character, which was one of the nomination requirements.
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York's most critically acclaimed song (as of December 2021) is "Glasgow (No Place Like Home)" (co-written with
Mary Steenburgen and
Caitlyn Smith ), which was featured in the 2018 film
Wild Rose . The song made the Oscar short list and received best original song nominations from the Chicago Indie Critics Awards, the
Gold Derby Awards , the
Guild of Music Supervisors , the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association, Music City Film Critics' Association, and the Online Film & Television Association.
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[9] It won the 2020 best original song award from the Awards Circuit Community Awards,
Critics Choice Movies Awards , Denver Film Critics Society,
Georgia Film Critics Association ,
Hollywood Critics Association ,
Houston Film Critics Society , International Online Cinema Awards, and the North Dakota Film Society.
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Songwriting credits on Nashville
The following is a list of songs which York wrote or cowrote for the 2012 TV series
Nashville . Co-writers in parentheses.
"All We Ever Wanted" (
Matraca Berg )
"Anywhere From Here" (
Sarah Buxton and
Sarah Siskind )
"Believing" (Tami Hinesh and Emily Shackelton)
"Breathe In" (Allen Salmon and
Andrew Combs )
"Everything I'll Ever Need" (Dylan Altman)
"For Your Glory" (
Leeland Mooring and
Jack Mooring )
"Heart on Fire" (Buxton and Blair Daly)
"I Will Fall" (
Tyler James )
"I Will Never Let You Know" (
Erin McCarley and Kevin Rhoads)
"Keep Asking Why (McCarley)
"Little Fire" (Buxton and
Lennon Stella )
"The Night Is Still Young" (Siskind)
"Nothing in This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again" (Buxton)
"One Works Better" (Tofer Brown,
Rosi Golan , and
Natalie Hemby )
"Stronger Than Me" (Buxton)
"Trouble Is" (
Marv Green )
"Your Love Keeps Me Alive" (Siskind)
Other songwriting credits
Co-writers in parentheses.
Albums
Kate York (2004)
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Sadlylove (2006)
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For You (2008)
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Fly Away (2011)
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New (2012)
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Kate York and Joe Pisapia (2016)
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Out of My Head (2019)
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Photography
York is also a photographer.
[19] She and Sonya Jasinski produced the book Nashville: Behind the Curtain , which included candid photographs of the people and place of the titular city.
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References
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"Meet Kate York, Nashville's Hit Songwriter" .
Glamour . 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2021-12-22 .
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"Familiar Faces Form New Band: Skyline Motel" .
MusicRow . 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2021-12-22 .
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"AG ByXXInc Sync Camp Bio" . Marushka Media . Retrieved 2021-12-23 .
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"With Shows Breaking New Artists, Music Supervisors Are The New A&R" .
NPR . Retrieved 2021-12-23 .
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"Kate York" .
Emmy Awards . Retrieved 2021-12-22 .
^ Halperin, Shirley (2020-01-09).
"Euphoria , Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Among Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominees" . Variety . Retrieved 2021-12-23 .
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b Eng, Joyce (2020-01-11).
"Mary Steenburgen is 'honored' that "Glasgow" made the Best Original Song Oscar shortlist" . GoldDerby . Retrieved 2021-12-23 .
^ Grein, Paul (2020-01-09).
"Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: Irishman , Once Upon a Time Among Nominees" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2021-12-23 .
^ Davis, Clayton A. (2020-01-20).
"Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) Chooses 'Parasite' as Best Picture of 2019! • Latino Entertainment Journalists Association" . Latino Entertainment Journalists Association . Retrieved 2021-12-23 .
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"Georgia Film Critics Association Announces Nominations for 2019 Year in Film" . www.georgiaentertainmentnews.com . Retrieved 2021-12-23 .
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"Caitlyn Smith Releases New Single "Long Time Coming" Performing on Late Night With Seth Meyers January 15 • Red Light Management" . Red Light Management . 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2021-12-23 .
^ Hughes, Hilary (2020-01-13).
"Rocketman , Joker , Wild Rose Take Home Top Music Prizes at 2020 Critics' Choice Awards" . Billboard . Retrieved 2021-12-23 .
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Kate York EP , 2004-11-09, retrieved 2021-12-29
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Sadlylove , 2006-09-14, retrieved 2021-12-29
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"Kate York: For You" . pastemagazine.com . 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2021-12-29 .
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"Kate York - New - Reviews" . Indie Vision Music . 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-29 .
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Kate York & Joe Pisapia , 2016-06-15, retrieved 2021-12-29
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Out of My Head , 2019-04-26, retrieved 2021-12-29
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"Kate York Photography" . Kate York Photography . Retrieved 2021-12-29 .
^ York, Kate; Jasinski, Sonya (2016).
Nashville: Behind the Curtain . Simon & Schuster.
ISBN
978-1-60887-734-8 .