It’s the place where she discovered her Muse and to where she’s since returned, but Sacramento, Calif.-based
artist Kate Gaffney will be home for Thanksgiving, with a holiday gift of her own.

Gaffney, formerly of Chalfont, will be at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia Friday night to celebrate the release
of her latest album “The Coachman.” Produced by Barrie Maguire (Natalie Merchant, The Wallflowers,
Amos Lee), the album is her second full-length disc, and in addition to her originals, features co-writes
with multi-instrumentalist Jackie Greene and Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter and musician Andrew
Lipke. Blending jam-band and Americana sensibilities with her soulful songwriting, it showcases Gaffney’s
knack for witty and honest lyrics rooted in the unpretentious folk traditions of the ’60s and ’70s.

She takes the Tin Angel stage, 20 S. Second St., at 10:30 p.m. Friday with Lipke and fellow Philadelphia
artist Chris Kasper as special guests. Before then, you can also catch Gaffney at noon Wednesday on WXPN
(88.5 FM), for an in-studio chat with host Helen Leicht.