Kathy Kallick Band “One of the greatest bluegrass vocalists of her generation…”
The Kathy Kallick Band, had to postpone their August 3 show, but we’ve worked out a new date and we’ll be delighted to deliver the goods on Saturday, November 16 at the earlier-than-usual 7:30 PM. The show will be at Knox Presbyterian Church, 225 S. Hill Ave. This show is worth the wait! Tickets are available now!
This mighty band combines the distinctive voice, guitar and songwriting skills of Grammy-winner Kathy Kallick with four other outstanding musicians: Annie Staninec on fiddle, Greg Booth on dobro and banjo, Tom Bekeny on mandolin, and Cary Black on acoustic bass. They sing with clear voices and stirring harmonies. Lend an ear to This Old Lonesome Song. Kallick wrote it and put it on her band’s latest album, The Lonesome Chronicles, which combines themed originals and some classics to mine a deep vein of bluegrass tradition. Roscoe Got the Rabbit, a track showcasing Staninec and Booth on a Dennis Fechet tune, has a non-traditional twist, however, in the identity of the rabbit, which they’re apt to tell at the show.
Since co-founding the Good Ol’ Persons with Laurie Lewis and others in 1975, Kallick and her bands have released 21 albums featuring more than 150 of her original compositions and arrangements. Bluegrass Unlimited magazine said, “she’s one of the greatest bluegrass vocalists of her generation or any other.” Sing Out! magazine said, “Kathy Kallick is one of the best songwriters in bluegrass and acoustic music, always coming up with interesting, sometimes playful, always sure-handed songs.” She won a Grammy and two International Bluegrass Music Awards for her participation in True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe, which included a duet with Lewis on the title cut. Kallick played two Pasadena Folk Music Society concerts in 2015: one with her band and an evening of duets with Lewis. Wonderful memories of those add to our excitement about the upcoming show.
Tickets are available at this link. Knox Presbyterian Church is a new location for a Pasadena Folk Music Society concert. It offers more seats than our usual venue, but tickets are already going fast and could run out. Tickets sold out for our July 6 Syncopaths concert, so we recommend getting your tickets early for this Kathy Kallick show. We do have more seating in the church, so we hope to have room for all.
New Location and Time, for THIS SHOW ONLY
The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m at Knox Presbyterian Church, 225 S. Hill Ave., Pasadena just a few blocks north and east of Caltech. Knox Presbyterian Church has a parking lot and there is nearby street parking. If you’ve been to our shows, Knox Church is just a few blocks east, down Del Mar Blvd. at Hill Avenue. Pasadena City College is right across the street from Knox, and it will be open at the starting time of the show, but PCC may close the lot before the show is over, so we don’t advise you to park there. Also be aware that we’ve scoured the neighborhood and made you a map (see below) to help you find a place to park.
Tickets are at our usual low prices: $25 each, or $10 for Caltech students and anyone age 16 or younger. A $4 service fee per ticket applies to orders online and by phone (626-395-4652) through the Caltech Ticket Office, which is usually open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. There’s no service fee for tickets purchased in person at the ticket office in the Keith Spalding Building at 1200 California Blvd. You are advised to call before you go, in case of a special schedule. If any tickets remain available on Aug. 3, they will be for sale at the door, cash or check only, with no service fee.
Note: If you purchased tickets for the August show, Your credit card should have been credited for the full purchase price. If you have questions about this, call the Ticket Office.
Parking at Knox Church (225 S. Hill Avenue) :
On the map below, the red lines on each side of the streets indicate that parking is available. You’ll see some “No Parking” restrictions, but on a Saturday night, most of these restrictions do not apply, with the exception of Del Mar Blvd just below Pasadena City College, most of the signs enable parking for our show, but be sure to read the signs.
