Kate – vocals

Secily – guitar, vocals

Winter Grain is Kate and Secily, a duo out of the Lake Tahoe area.  Blending Indigo Girls harmonies and John Mayer riffs, they’ve been creating together since 2017.  In 2024 they played Newport Folk Festival as an Operation Encore artist.  Kate recently retired as an Army helicopter pilot and that story is often found weaving through the band’s lyrics.  The video for “Lucky Enough” features flight footage, in fact. They’re an Enya Music, Out at the Fair, and West Coast Songwriters-sponsored artist. They’ve played NAMM, California State Fair, Breaking Sound, Writer’s Round, and were a mainstay in the LA folk scene until their recent move. They’re recipients of a Folk Alliance scholarship and Newport Festivals grant.  

Upon moving to the Tahoe area in summer 2026, they’ve already played Tahoe Wine & Feast, Truckee Block Party, Tahoe LitFest, as well as started getting to know the area by playing Alibi, Tahoe National Brewing Co., and Tahoe Backyard. They look forward to summer gigs around the corner, especially Tahoe Joy Fest the first week of June.

Outside pics by Bailey Drew

Studio pictures by Joshua Going Photography.