Kate St John's guest appearances

Kate St John

C86 Show - Indie Pop

Redd Kross

Patti Smith

Steve Howe

James Butler

Lucy Porter

Lou Reed

Jim Jones

David Thomas

Dave Hopkins

James Dean

Ron Johnson

David Clark

John Gill

Michael Grecco

Lesley Woods

OwlTail

Kate St

Dream Academy special with Kate St John talking with David Eastaugh  Kate St John is a composer, arranger, producer and instrumentalist (oboe, cor anglais, accordion, saxophone and piano). She was born in London in 1957 and was classically trained on oboe. She gained a music degree at City University London. Her first band was The Ravishing Beauties with Virginia Astley and Nicky Holland. The trio joined The Teardrop Explodes in Liverpool during the winter of 1981 for a series of dates at a small clubs and a UK tour in early 1982. During the 1980s and early 1990s she was a member of The Dream Academy with Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel. In 1985 they had a worldwide hit with "Life In A Northern Town" and produced three albums: The Dream Academy (1985), Remembrance Days (1987) and A Different Kind Of Weather (1990). In the 1990s St. John was a member of Van Morrison's live band playing oboe and saxophone. She played on 5 Van Morrison albums. In 1994 she co-wrote and sang on 4 tracks with Roger Eno on the album The Familiar on the All Saints Label. This led to the formation of Channel Light Vessel, a band with Kate, Roger Eno, Bill Nelson, Laraajiand Mayumi Tachibana. St John has released two solo albums: Indescribable Night (1995) and Second Sight (1997).

Dream Academy special with Kate St John talking with David Eastaugh  Kate St John is a composer, arranger, producer and instrumentalist (oboe, cor anglais, accordion, saxophone and piano). She was born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">London</a> in 1957 and was classically trained on oboe. She gained a music degree at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_University_London" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">City University London</a>. Her first band was The Ravishing Beauties with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Astley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Virginia Astley</a> and Nicky Holland. The trio joined <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teardrop_Explodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Teardrop Explodes</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liverpool</a> during the winter of 1981 for a series of dates at a small clubs and a UK tour in early 1982. During the 1980s and early 1990s she was a member of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_Academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dream Academy</a> with Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel. In 1985 they had a worldwide hit with "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_In_A_Northern_Town" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life In A Northern Town</a>" and produced three albums: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_Academy_(album)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dream Academy</a> (1985), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Days" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Remembrance Days</a> (1987) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Different_Kind_Of_Weather" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Different Kind Of Weather</a> (1990). In the 1990s St. John was a member of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Morrison" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Van Morrison</a>'s live band playing oboe and saxophone. She played on 5 Van Morrison albums. In 1994 she co-wrote and sang on 4 tracks with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Eno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roger Eno</a> on the album The Familiar on the All Saints Label. This led to the formation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Channel_Light_Vessel&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Channel Light Vessel</a>, a band with Kate, Roger Eno, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson_(musician)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bill Nelson</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laraaji" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laraaji</a>and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mayumi_Tachibana&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mayumi Tachibana</a>. St John has released two solo albums: Indescribable Night (1995) and Second Sight (1997).

The Dream Academy special Kate St John 