Our Queer Elders
Cape Cod News editorial staff
In this Portraits of Cape Artists, meet scientist by day/musician by night Katie Castagno whose current songwriting project documents historical queer relationships.
"My current project is called Our Queer Elders and it is a collection of songs that works to celebrate and elevate queer lives throughout history ... It has been really empowering to find so many stories and write songs about them ... "
Katie Castagno, scientist and singer-songwriter
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Watch Now!What is the Our Queer Elders project?
24 May, 2024 - EASTHAM, MA - Scientist by day and musician by night Katie Castagno combines her research skills with her singer-songwriter talent to document and share stories that "celebrate and elevate queer lives in history" she says, describing her current Our Queer Elders project. She sings about relationships dating back to colonial Cape Cod that history rarely acknowledged.
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