She lost her voice? Oh no, that is so sad! Any info what is going on with her nowadays?

She still puts out music every so often. Most recent on her Erutan channel was 4 years ago, I believe? She also plays several instruments and has a second channel, the Menagerie, and that one has a few more recent pieces.

It was a hard blow to the world of music. I bet she would have become very famous. Lindsay Sterling famous or maybe even more. But the love for music would probably die for me aswell if I lost the ability to sing. I'm not saying I can sing. Just putting myself in her shoes.

I’m so sorry to hear she lost her voice. I have missed her these years.

She lost her voice?

Agreed. And that it happened to a singer is just... Heartbreaking

It's happening to me right now.. I went to school for opera and now I can sing well maybe.. 70% of the time. 2 years ago it was about 2% of the time and the absolute terror you feel when you think you'll never sing again is hard to describe. Hopefully she's getting some treatment but it's tough.

@@kumaflamewar6524 Sad to hear that you are, is afflicted the correct word? Anyway I hope you will come back to full strength. I haven't heard any news about Erutan at all but I hope that she will come back to us.

This was the update she gave a few months ago on her official website: "(UPDATE 4/26/23) Hi everyone. So it has now been quite a few years since I have been on the music scene. There was a time (about seven years ago) where my voice began degrading in quality, to the point where I could no longer create the sounds that I could before. Even talking for any length quickly sent me into hoarseness. We went to several doctors in several cities, but the American healthcare system is very expensive and we could only do this so many times. The different diagnoses I was given were possible acid reflux, possible allergies, possible thyroid disorder, and possible autoimmune disorder. I also received many emails from concerned listeners with their own thoughts as to what might cure my condition, vacillating from diet changes and physical/mental exercises to changes in religious and political affiliation. I value my voice enough to have explored many, many avenues from the practical to the bizarre, bought many sorts of pills, changed my diet (and kept them for adequate months) many times, and tossed a few prayers in some interesting directions. As for the clinical route, I was on prescription anti-acid pills and a low acid diet for around two years (not great for other parts of my heath, I will add) and my voice did not return to normal. It is safe to say it is NOT acid reflux as I had previously thought. My thyroid levels showed normal, though it is hard to say what is low or high for a particular individual. Perhaps normal for one person is out of balance for me. But placing that aside, autoimmune issues DO run heavy in my family, and I have many other symptoms of it, from joints that suddenly hurt and swell for no reason, to the morphea that suddenly decided to appear and make a scar on my back, to various other ghostly things that come and go at their leisure. When I sing nowadays, while I did not get my chest voice back, I can do my head voice/classical and it sounds almost okay. But any sort of steady practice, no matter how careful or correct, will bring the inflammation back for a few weeks, just as deciding to take up a good walking regimen will bring a bout of sciatica to my back or swelling to my knees. There is no cure for an autoimmune disorder, only steroids that can suppress your own body’s defense mechanisms for a time, and this is not good long term. It is something that will have to be lived with/ worked around as possible. I am singing occasionally, but definitely not enough to bring my vocal muscles back to where they were. I do plan on making music again, putting voice to all those songs I have written in the meantime. When I start, my voice will not sound as good as it did before, but I am working up my courage for that. (and the rotten tomatoes) My life is more private than it was in the past. I admit I have dealt with a form of PTSD regarding my social media, with it bringing back all the myriad anxieties surrounding the loss of my singing voice, blows to my identity and self worth and the career I might have had. And it was never easy seeing/hearing reminders of how my voice used to be. It still isn't. But I am feeling better from keeping a bit of a distance, and have built a happy, busy life filled with many activities I love. That said, I know I've missed much kindness and good times with many wonderful people, and that is a deep regret of mine, but I've had to listen to what my mind and body were telling me in order to get through this very difficult time. I hope you will forgive me. Hope to see you all soon! - Kate Covington / Erutan" Link: www.erutanmusic.com/drinks

@@KamenArts This is hard to read. I discovered her when she was just starting out on KZfaq, and I never realized what had become of her. To lose your ability to sing when that's so much of who you are must be devastating. Here's hoping she has built a happy life as she said, and she goes on to trust in herself, and the people who love her music, enough to share it with us again. I don't think anyone will expect her to be perfect. We'd just like to hear her music. There's so much more to true music than perfection. It's something that speaks to you from the heart.

She draws all the stuff too

she is... she is in my top 3 fav artist.. and probably is the first haha.. the others are lindsey stirling and aurora.. so omg!

what other celtic type songs do you like?

I react to this song with fear instead of sadness.

I'm still here btw I often comment mid video but always watch to the end. If you want one of Erutan's old greats check out their metroid prime vocal cover! That one is spectacular

Same. Since the forgotten time of KateTheGreat19

I'll put Cosmo Sheldrake on my list :)

Wow, blew that one - thank you!

"Unfair to the fans" doesn't seem very accurate...she doesn't owe us anything, but still offered it. She lost her voice and had/has some serious health complications, but still has two music channels, some with updates and instrumental music from 2 years ago, and maintains active updates as of this past year on a webpage regarding where she's at, noting that she does want to be able to return to sharing her music and is trying to build the strength to do so. I don't think that's just leaving, or giving up.

@@emilyb5307 You might not like the way I word it. But it's true and it is unfair. She doesn't have to pull out of making music regardless of how bad life hits you. She still has so much to offer in terms of that specific sound that it's genre defining. I can't wait when she actually does make a new video, it gives life back and hope for all people who aged nearly 2 decades with her music.

​@@m4r_arttaking breaks for your health is not unfair, content creators are people too, your outlook is harmful.

@@StriderStarfall I don't think so. Life is too short, no matter how bad it hits us we have to keep striving. Like I said I don’t consider the wording important. Because it takes a whole lot to deliver on the level she does. I will not be soft on my words her art is missed.