Post by BassSquared on Feb 11, 2021 8:24:26 GMT
Kate Pillsbury
Associated Acts: The Crane Wives (2010-Present)
Vocal Range: E♭3 - G5
{Vocal Summary}Over the course of the 2010s, Michigan-based indie-folk group The Crane Wives have steadily established themselves as one of the most promising bands in the scene, due largely to the tight songwriting and tighter harmonies of bandleaders Emilee Petersmark and Kate Pillsbury. So far as Kate's voice is concerned, she's generally the "prettier-sounding" of the two, with a softer, more grounded tone that contrasts with Emilee's strident, belt-heavy style. However, this dichotomy is not absolute, and plenty of Kate's best vocal performances ("The Hand that Feeds", "Here I Am", etc.) are characterized by a significantly grittier, rougher sound as she pushes her vocals to their limit. Still, said limit does seem to be a bit lower than Emilee's; while the two do not have rigid roles in terms of who sings the higher or lower harmony, Kate seems to be a tad lower-placed and tends not to stretch her harmonies as high as Emilee does. Even with her more conservative vocal style, though, her ability to switch from smooth mid-low register to rough belting to soft falsetto, as well as her ability to fit seamlessly into the band's excellent vocal harmonies, means she can still add plenty of variety to the band's increasingly eclectic music.
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{Album Ranges}
Safe Ship, Harbored (2011): E♭3 - G3 - D5 - E5
The Fool in Her Wedding Gown (2012): F3 - C5 - F5
Coyote Stories (2015): F♯3 - E♭5 - G5
Foxlore (2016): G3 - C5 - D5
Here I Am (2020): G3 - D5 - F♯5
Safe Ship, Harbored (2011): E♭3 - G3 - D5 - E5
The Fool in Her Wedding Gown (2012): F3 - C5 - F5
Coyote Stories (2015): F♯3 - E♭5 - G5
Foxlore (2016): G3 - C5 - D5
Here I Am (2020): G3 - D5 - F♯5
Significant High Notes:
G5 ("Sleeping Giants")
F♯5 ("Curses" live Listening Room 2020)
F5 ("Steady, Steady")
E5 ("Back to the Ground", "Canary in a Coal Mine", "High Horse", "Hole in the Silver Lining", "Never Love an Anchor", "Rooted" live Cadillac Festival of the Arts 2020, "Tongues & Teeth", "VOLTA")
E♭5 ("The Hand That Feeds", "Metaphor", "The Wolf" live Listening Room 2020)
D5 ("Boxes" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "Broken In" live Black Oak Coronathon 2020, "Curses", "Daylight" live Cadillac Festival of the Arts 2020, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "I Talk in My Sleep", "Keep You Safe", "Never Love an Anchor", "New Discovery", "Oh Atlanta", "Safe Ship, Harbored", "Silent Night", "Taking Turns" live Listening Room 2020)
C♯5 ("Counting Sheep", "Daydreamer", "Down the River", "Little Soldiers", "The Moon Will Sing", "Queen of Nothing" live Listening Room 2020, "Ribs")
C5 ("Ancient History", "Back to the Ground", "Broken In" live Black Oak Coronathon 2020, "Boxes" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "Can't Have It All", "Counting Sheep", "Crazy" live The Mitten 2016, "The Diving Bell", "Fix You" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "The Hand That Feeds", "Here I Am", "Hole in the Silver Lining", "Icarus", "New Colors", "Nothing at All", "Oh Atlanta", "One Good Thing" live Black Oak Coronathon 2020, "Rooted" live Cadillac Festival of the Arts 2020, "Safe Ship, Harbored", "Scarecrow Bones" live Colorado 2016, "Shatter" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "Steady, Steady", "Strangler Fig", "Take Me to War", "Turn Out the Lights", "VOLTA", "White Winter Hymnal")
B4 ("Curses", "The Diving Bell", "Down the River", "Easier", "Fourth of July" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "The Garden", "How to Rest", "New Discovery", "Rockslide", "Scarecrow Bones" live Colorado 2016, "Shallow River", "Silver Bells", "Sleeping Giants", "Sowing Seeds", "White Christmas", "Winter Song")
B♭4 ("Can't Go Back", "Counting Sheep", "Daydreamer", "Daylight" live Cadillac Festival of the Arts 2020, "Disappearing Woman" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "Empty Page", "The Hand That Feeds", "How to Rest", "I Ain't Done", "I Don't Trust Myself" live Black Oak Coronathon 2020, "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Keep You Safe", "One Good Thing" live Black Oak Coronathon 2020, "Pretty Little Things", "Queen of Nothing" live Listening Room 2020, "Strangler Fig", "Take Me Home, Country Roads" live Cadillac Festival of the Arts 2020)
Significant Low Notes:
B♭3 ("Can't Go Back", "Counting Sheep", "Daydreamer", "Daylight" live Cadillac Festival of the Arts 2020, "Fix You" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "The Hand That Feeds", "Keep You Safe", "Pretty Little Things", "Scarecrow Bones" live Colorado 2016, "Strangler Fig", "Taking Turns" live Listening Room 2020)
A3 ("Allies or Enemies", "Ancient History", "Boxes" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "Can't Have It All", "Fourth of July" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "The Hand That Feeds" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "Here I Am", "Icarus", "Naked, the Night Falls", "New Colors", "New Discovery", "Once and for All", "Once Upon a December", "Rooted" live Cadillac Festival of the Arts 2020, "Safe Ship, Harbored", "Shatter" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "Silent Night")
G♯3 ("Counting Sheep", "Daydreamer", "The Glacier House", "Hard Sell", "How to Rest", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Know How", "Let It Snow", "October", "Pretty Little Things", "Queen of Nothing" live Listening Room 2020, "Ribs", "Take Me Home, Country Roads" live Cadillac Festival of the Arts 2020, "White Christmas")
G3 ("Allies or Enemies", "Ancient History", "Boxes" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "Broken In" live Black Oak Coronathon 2020, "Can't Go Back", "Daylight" live Cadillac Festival of the Arts 2020, "Disappearing Woman" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "Fourth of July" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "Here I Am", "I Don't Trust Myself" live Black Oak Coronathon 2020, "Keep You Safe", "Nothing at All", "Oh Atlanta", "One Good Thing" live Black Oak Coronathon 2020, "Rooted" live Cadillac Festival of the Arts 2020, "Shatter" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020)
F♯3 ("Curses" live River City Studios 2015, "How to Rest", "Of Everlong")
F3 ("Broken In" live Black Oak Coronathon 2020, "Disappearing Woman" live Virtual Harvest Gathering 2020, "The Glacier House", "How to Rest" live Black Oak Coronathon 2020, "One Good Thing" live Black Oak Coronathon 2020, "Steady, Steady")
E♭3 ("October")
{Questionable Notes}
G5 "I Ain't Done" [2]
F♯5 "Easier" [2]
F3 "Unraveling" [2]
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
G5 "I Ain't Done" [2]
F♯5 "Easier" [2]
F3 "Unraveling" [2]
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.