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The bluegrass-music talents in the Kathy Kallick Band are, from left, Greg Booth, Annie Staninec, Kathy Kallick, Tom Bekeny and Cary Black. | Photo courtesy of the Pasadena Folk Music Society
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Bluegrass phenom The Kathy Kallick Band is set to perform in Pasadena on Saturday.
Since Kallick co-founded the Good Ol’ Persons in 1975, she and her folksy ensembles have released 21 albums with over 150 of her original compositions and arrangements.
The current lineup combines Kallick’s distinctive voice, guitar and songwriting skills of Grammy-winner with the musical prowess of Annie Staninec on fiddle, Greg Booth on dobro and banjo, Tom Bekeny on mandolin and acoustic bassist Cary Black. Each sings with crisp, clear tones and piercing harmonies, concert organizers said.
Bluegrass Unlimited magazine called Kallick “one of the greatest bluegrass vocalists of her generation or any other.” According to Sing Out! magazine, she is “one of the best songwriters in in bluegrass and acoustic music.”
The Kathy Kallick Band’s most recent album “The Lonesome Chronicles” is a collection of themed original compositions and classic songs that “mine a deep bluegrass vein,” according to the Pasadena Folk Music Society, which is presenting the concert.
The performance is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, 225 S. Hill Ave. Tickets cost $25 and are available from the Caltech Ticket Office, 626-395-4652. Caltech students and concertgoers age 16 or younger can get in for $10.
For more information visit pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org.
The band cancelled a performance scheduled for Aug. 10 at the church when Kallick was diagnosed with COVID-19.
