Kate Emily Barkley Moss (1881 – 3 May 1947) was a British singer, violinist, pianist and composer whose best known work is the popular 1911 song "The Floral Dance".
Moss was raised in London and studied at the Royal Academy of Music and with Clifford Essex.
[3] A soprano, she was appreciated by a contemporary critic as "a versatile artiste of great merit".
[5] Moss wrote the lyrics and music to "The Floral Dance" in 1911, after visiting the Cornish mining town of Helston.
[1] One music critic considers it a pseudo-folk song while noting that its enduring popularity has helped to sustain and spread the fame of the Furry Dance event itself.