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Kate Maki (born Katherine Ellen Maki) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.Roger Levesque, "Maki conjures up her musical concoctions" . Edmonton Journal, May 21, 2011.
In 2004, she returned to Little Bullhorn Studios to record her second album, The Sun Will Find Us.Laura Stradiotto, "Kate Maki finds the sun". Sudbury Star, December 2, 2004. The album again won the Album of the Year award at the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards in 2005."Sudbury singer, Thunder Bay filmmaker take top awards at NorOnt ceremony". Canadian Press, September 16, 2005.
In 2005, Maki, Nathan Lawr, Ryan Bishops, Ruth Minnikin and Dale Murray participated in two national concert tours, A Midautumn Night's Dream and A Midwinter Night's Dream, which were reportedly inspired by Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. The five musicians also recorded limited edition tour compilations for each tour."Midautumn Night's Dream: A musical troupe made to woo". Golden Star, October 12, 2005.
Maki took a break from touring between 2006 and 2008 and returned home to Greater Sudbury, Ontario to teach high school science.
In March 2007, Maki recorded her third album, On High, at Little Bullhorn Studios with Howe Gelb as producer and Dave Draves as engineer.Peter North, "Disc shows Maki works well under pressure". Edmonton Journal, May 9, 2008. It was released in North America on February 12, 2008, and was awarded Album of the Year at the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards in 2009.Lara Bradley, "Best of the North recognized". Sudbury Star, April 27, 2009.
While touring the United States in 2008, Maki stopped at WaveLab in Tucson, Arizona for two days to record her fourth album, Two Song Wedding, which was released in January 2010.Mark Teo, "Vet songwriter a duo in life, music" . FFWD, May 19, 2011.
In the fall of 2010, Maki and Frederick Squire travelled to Paco Loco Studio in El Puerto de Santa Maria to record two country songs. Calling It Quits/Crazy Tropical Survival Guide was released as a seven-inch two-song single and digital download on March 22, 2011.Drew Hoshkiw, "Maki-Squire duo; Descend on Whyte Horse". Rocky Mountain Outlook, Mah 12, 2011.
After touring Canada together in 2011 in support of their seven-inch as well as Maki's fifth solo album, Moonshine, and Squire's second solo album, Frederick Squire Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits, the duo decided to take a break from touring and settled in Copper Cliff, Ontario to start a family. Squire and Maki were married in 2012, separated then finally divorced in 2023.Heidi Ulrichsen, "Couple navigate naptime and homework to record latest albums". Sudbury.com, June 3, 2016.
In May 2016 she released the album Head in the Sand.Calum Slingerland, "Kate Maki Taps Fred Squire and Nathan Lawr for 'Head in the Sand'". Exclaim!, April 8, 2016.
After a break of nine years during which she continued to teach,Judi Straughan, "State of the Arts: Sudbury’s Kate Maki is back with new album". Sudbury Star, May 21, 2025. she returned in 2025 with the album Impossible Knot.Megan Lapierre, "Kate Maki Announces First New Album in Nine Years 'Impossible Knot,' Shares 'All I Get'". Exclaim!, March 5, 2025.
“Kate Maki dissects end of relationship on her album impossible knot”.
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