Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973)[1] is an English folk singer-songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

The previously unreleased song "Wandering Soul" was Rusby's contribution to Billy Connolly's Musical Tour of New Zealand, the soundtrack to Billy Connolly's eight-part BBC One television documentary series World Tour of New Zealand, originally broadcast in November 2004.

A collaboration with Ronan Keating saw Rusby riding high in the UK Singles Chart; their duet "All Over Again" peaked at No.

She also made a vocal contribution to My Secret Is My Silence, the successful debut solo album of Roddy Woomble, the lead singer of Idlewild.

In the same year her cover of The Kinks' "The Village Green Preservation Society" was used as the theme tune to the BBC One television sitcom Jam & Jerusalem.

She has since released six[3] more Christmas albums: While Mortals Sleep (2011), The Frost Is All Over (2015), Angels & Men (2017), Holly Head (2019) and Light Years (2023).

Heading into the new decade, Rusby released a cover album of popular songs including "Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift), "Everglow" (Coldplay) and "Friday I'm in Love" (The Cure) plus many more.

[citation needed] Her most recent work is called 30: Happy Returns and marks 30 years of being a professional musician.