2009-Kaye Johnston is a soulful and talented songwriter who performs her music with great emotion and grace. Musical from the tender age four, Kaye is classically trained in piano and voice and also plays mandolin and guitar. Her musical gifts have taken Kaye to performances as far away as the UK, at clubs and pubs, to as close as neighborhood coffeehouses in the Midwest. Kaye has been the main performer at many venues in Westport and the Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City, MO and has opened for national acts Dana Cooper and Ruckus and the Trousers. Kaye is currently working on her fourth CD “Love's End" with a release date of September 2009. Kaye has spent most of the past few years developing her original music and creative mandolin and guitar techniques. An accomplished pianist and vocalist she brings a fresh approach to her music. Kaye currently performs three to four times a month at various songwriter acoustic venues in the Midwest and is performing songs from her CD Hard Time and Kayesville and UpClose and Personal. Her songs showcase Kaye's gift for creating meaningful songs with catchy lyrics and melodies. Kaye dives deep into the human spirit by crafting well-appointed lyrics into rockin' melodies complete with complex and syncopated rhythms. Percussion blends with instrumental harmonies to add texture to vocals and rhythmic mandolin and guitar.