Mandorla Rising
Judith-Kate Friedman
Fig. 7, In concert at Key City Theatre, photo: Al Bergstein
Judith-Kate Friedman is an award-winning performing songwriter, producer, and multi-modal artist. A three-time recipient of National Endowment for the Arts grants, her publications include acclaimed musical recordings, radio broadcasts, documentary film and scholarly writing about the cognitive and physical benefits of making music. Born in New York City, she makes her home on Washington State’s rural north Olympic Peninsula, traditional Coast Salish lands. It was there that she and Daniel Deardorff met at the crossroads of art, activism, ritual, and social practice in the oral tradition. They shared love and creative partnership for fourteen years.