# Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and Kevin Morby Welcome First Child: ‘He Is Perfect’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/waxahatchees-katie-crutchfield-and-kevin-morby-welcome-first-child-he-is-perfect/
- Published: 2026-07-24T12:09:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-24T13:15:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/waxahatchee-katie-crutchfield-kevin-morby-announce-birth-son-1236302231/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Katie Crutchfield and Kevin Morby welcomed their first son.
- The baby arrived two weeks early on 21 July.
- Morby cancelled a festival appearance to stay with his family.

## Summary

Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and singer-songwriter Kevin Morby have welcomed their first child together, a son born two weeks before his expected due date. Morby said he arrived home from a European tour only hours before Crutchfield’s waters broke, and described the baby as “perfect”.

The child was born on 21 July and had been due on 1 August; the couple have not shared his name. Crutchfield announced her pregnancy during an April tour date, while Morby will now miss a planned appearance at Bon Iver’s Eaux Claires festival in Wisconsin to remain with his family.

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