Welcome to the
​Kathy Kallick Band

It's been an interesting time for reflection, renewal, and invention.
​We've missed everyone and can't wait to see (and play for) you again. 

The Kathy Kallick Band is based along the west coast, from the San Francisco Bay Area to Anchorage, but their powerful mixture of original and classic music, mirroring their distinctive combination of traditional and contemporary sensibilities, has great appeal everywhere.

"Kathy Kallick has been a keystone of the West Coast bluegrass scene for decades. Her punchy rhythm guitar, sure-handed songwriting, and stellar contralto voice create a rich, engaging sound that should appeal to everyone from fans of hardcore Monroe-style bluegrass to the modal mountain melodies of mentors Hazel & Alice to more contemporary acoustic and urban folk styles … A true heroine in the pantheon of female vocalists in bluegrass, Kathy Kallick's deeply soulful voice, magnificent delivery, and  compelling musical styles shows she's one of the greatest bluegrass vocalists of her generation — or any other."
- David J. McCarty, Bluegrass Unlimited 

Kathy Kallick’s exceptional career includes winning a Grammy and two IBMA Awards, receiving a Lifetime Membership from the California Bluegrass Association, co-founding the internationally-acclaimed Good Ol’ Persons, and collaborating with the country’s top acoustic musicians – including her mighty band: Annie Staninec (fiddle), Greg Booth (dobro, banjo), Tom Bekeny (mandolin), and Cary Black (acoustic bass), all of whom are also wonderful singers.

“You’ll marvel at the individual virtuosity, group cohesiveness, and beautifully-sung Kallick originals that express both timely pessimism and tireless hope.”
- Derk Richardson, Oakland Magazine

Their shows and recordings include powerful and compelling Kathy compositions; dazzling and inventive interpretations of lesser-known instrumentals led by Annie, Greg, and Tom; distinctive covers of a wide range of songs with sources ranging from the Carter Family and Coon Creek Girls to Bill Monroe and Mac Martin to Rose Maddox and Richard Thompson; classics from the Good Ol’ Persons and earlier KKB releases; and plenty of new material. 

Led by one of the music’s extraordinary composers and vocalists, the Kathy Kallick Bandhas nearly  as much fun as the audience when performing, and their presentation — ranging from electrifying to humorous to bittersweet to soulful — is always inclusive and satisfying. And they’re truly a band, listening to and sparked by each other, contributing to the songs and the sound as a whole. 

​“Kathy Kallick makes bluegrass records that at their best — and decades into it she makes nothing less — are exciting propositions. She’s as gripping a vocalist as anybody on the scene, she has a superior band, and she writes and chooses superb material. If you ask for more than that, may the universe forgive you. Few present-day artists in the genre share her grasp of the larger folk background and older mountain music from which bluegrass emerged in the middle of the last century. Though it isn’t reviving them in any stale imitative sense, the Kathy Kallick Band knows those styles and incorporates them into its own sound.”
- Jerome Clark, Rambles


NOTE:
The IBMA Foundation has announced the creation of the Arnold Schultz Fund, designed to support activities that increase the participation of people of color in bluegrass music. Arnold Shultz (1886–1931) was an African American musician from western Kentucky who had a profound influence on Bill Monroe’s music and the development of bluegrass.
       With the demise of CD Baby, it's wonderful to see County Sales stepping up and once again become THE place to order bluegrass and old time music recordings.
       The Kathy Kallick Band is donating 25% of all proceeds from the sale of CDs through County Sales to the Arnold Schultz Fund. 19 of Kathy's 21 releases are available there; a sample is below. Thanks in advance for your support!

Tour Schedule

Festivals in June, July, and August -- and they'll be in celebration of a new album release!

​Check out the SCHEDULE page for details.

Feature Recording

Listen to Horrible World

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Thanks to Irene Young for recording Kathy’s 9-19-18 concert, “My Route To 66,” at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley. Two of the new songs got their debut on that occasion.

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