meet Katie

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Drawing influence from folk and indie rock, singer-songwriter Katie Dineen blends nostalgic lyricism with an organic, whimsical sound. Katie Dineen’s music lives somewhere between garden-pop and contemporary folk.

Music has always been an essential part of her life, but post pandemic, Katie began hosting a weekly open mic, which was her catalyst into songwriting. As her artisty deepened, her desire to cultivate a community around it took form in the Pensacola Songwriter Rounds, a monthly show series she’s been running since 2022.

Only five years into pursuing music, Katie has opened for acts such as Sixpence None the Richer, Japanese Breakfast, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Grayson Capps, and has played festival line ups with Dr. Dog, Sir Woman, and other incredible musicians. Katie also won InWeekly’s 2026 Best of the Coast Musician!

Her debut album This One’s For You (2024) is a mix of full-band and stripped-down, acoustic songs. This One's For You is meant to feel like a cup of coffee in the morning: an invitation to wake up, sit down and feel what's on the heart. This One’s For You invites the listener to slow down and notice the wildflowers, literally and metaphorically.

Katie’s sophomore album Simmer (2026) lives into its name. A slow labor of love, Simmer was recorded live-to-tape at Dial Back Sound in Water Valley, MS. “Across the album, she sings of distance, of mountains calling, of whales serenading her under the water, of generational perspective and misunderstanding, and perhaps most frequently, of friendship. These themes crash into each other and separate and synthesize within the melting pot of the album” (Tori Lucia, 2026).