Kim Scanlon

Kim Scanlon is fascinated by the human voice, the invisible instrument. She’s been developing her unique approach to vernacular (non-classical) singing for forty years. It’s a non-academic field; one learns by doing, so Kim’s investigations are informed by broad study—of music, of course, but also: depth psychology, Continuum, Steiner’s approach to grammar and punctuation, North Indian scales, communal grief rituals… The point is to restore a birthright: to sing, and to be rendered by sound. Kim’s worked for over forty years, mostly in the Northwest, as a voice teacher and singer (in predictable and unpredictable settings). Presently, she serves as a depth coach to women artists and is writing a book about singing. In 2025 her band, The Palace Thieves, will release their first album, When We Were Swans (Compass Records).