Studio Session: Katie Mintle

Colorado singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Katie Mintle joins KGNU’s Doug Gertner for a live studio session featuring songs by Bob Dylan, Sierra Ferrell, Willie Nelson, and an original, “Paradigm.” Katie talks about her musical roots, from discovering Celtic music and learning the harp as a child to busking on Boulder’s Pearl Street at age 11, and how the pandemic helped shift her focus toward guitar, songwriting, and the folk world. She also discusses her work as a backup vocalist, visual art, recent releases, and the process of finding her sound as an emerging artist (Air Date 8/18/26).