St. Clair Productions presents the Kathy Kallick Band, hotbluegrass and cool originals, on Friday, April 29, 8 p.m., at the UnitarianFellowship, 87 4th St., Ashland. Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 atthe door, $10 for teens 12-17 and free under 12. Tickets are available at the Music Coop in downtown Ashland,on-line at www.stclairevents.com orby calling 541-535-3562..
Kathy Kallick has been leading West Coast bluegrass bandssince 1975. She continues to evolve as one of the music's extraordinarycomposers and vocalists, releasing 15 albums (which include over 100 of heroriginal songs), and receiving a "Lifetime Achievement Award" fromthe California Bluegrass Association.
Kallick co-founded the internationally-acclaimed band, GoodOl' Persons. Originally comprising five women including Kallick and LaurieLewis, the Good Ol' Persons tweaked the bluegrass establishment byincorporating swing, Latin, Cajun, and other folk music into bluegrass, andwere trailblazers in featuring the songwriting, lead playing, and singing ofwomen. For 20 years, the Good Ol' Persons were anchored by the luminous,passionate vocals, exemplary rhythm guitar playing, and celebrated originalcompositions of Kallick.
Kallick won a Grammy and two International Bluegrass MusicAwards for her part on True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe. Shehas appeared on compilations of bluegrass songs about baseball, family, trains,heartbreak, mothers, and Christmas, as well as highlight albums fromWinterGrass, MerleFest, Grass Valley, and Winterhawk festivals. In addition, Kallick has performed withthe Frank Wakefield Band.
TheKathy Kallick Band Kathy (Kallick: guitar, lead vocals, harmony vocals:
Tom Bekeny: mandolin, harmony & lead vocals: Dan Booth:acoustic bass, harmony & lead vocals; Greg Booth: dobro, banjo, harmonyvocals; Annie Staninec: fiddle, harmony vocals) released Between the Hollowand the High-Rise in the spring, 2010.
“Kathy Kallick never disappoints. Her voice conveys suchwarmth that it fair melts even the most stridently traditional bluegrasspurist. For more years than many of us have been listening to the music,Kallick has not only been blazing a trail for females wanting to singharmony-rich bluegrass but has been leading some of the strongest outfits thewest coast has experienced. Kathy Kallick and her current band play bluegrasswith a distinctive and fresh flavour. There is a bit of blues in a coupleplaces, a touch of swing in others, and a smidgeon of folk mixed throughout.Put some drive behind all that, and you've got a winning bluegrass album.”
- Donald Teplyske, That High Lonesome Sound (Autumn/2010)
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