Who are we?
Katie Bee
Colin Calnan
Katie Bee
Katie Bee is a songwriter, performer and early childhood music educator. She is a music teacher and a mom with a decade of immersion in kid culture. Katie writes timely tunes that use humour and interactive fun to explore the hurdles and highlights of being a child (and parent) today. As fans in her perennially wait-listed music classes will tell you, Katie’s infectious energy and fearless honesty inspire children and adults alike to buzz and bop with the collective joy of making music. Audiences of all ages will jive in the hive with Katie Bee and the Buzz.
Katie lives with her family and their time-share hamster in Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver. She works for the highly regarded West Side Music Together teaching music and movement classes for newborns to five year olds. Katie loves both working in her own community as well as teaching and performing all over Vancouver. She is thrilled to be collaborating with talented musicians Pat Talbot and Colin Calnan to create “Katie Bee and the Buzz”. Katie Bee looks forward to sharing her songs with a wider audience of children and parents!!
Colin Calnan
Colin's musical career started when he was just 12 playing in his family's wedding band, "The Calnan Brothers". Being surrounded by music, it was impossible to avoid joining in. With 10 years of playing music with his family in Ireland and another 5 years as a bassist on tour in Ireland and the UK, Colin has crafted his talent allowing him the versatility to play in almost any genre. This musical journey brought him to Canada, from his native Ireland, just over 6 years ago.
One thing that stands out about Colin is his love and passion for making music fun. Having learned by ear, he is not restricted to one style. He is also somewhat of a multi-instrumentalist; having started out at the tender age of 10 on the guitar, then a bassist, a stint on Mandolin, as well as spending some time learning Alto Saxophone and is currently learning to play the Irish Whistle.
Colin lives on the beautiful slopes of his newly adopted home of North Vancouver.
Photography by Bee Chalmers