I was born in Greenville North Carolina where we lived until I was three and my parents split up. My mom and I then moved to Carrboro, NC. She was attending UNC and I went to Carrboro Elementary. We lived next door to Johnny's Sporting Goods Store in a little blue house. I remember riding around campus on bicycles with her with my little training wheels on.
After a few years we moved to Hendersonville, NC to live with my grandmother on her farm. My grandmother, Kate Bertram, had moved there from Florida after she divorced her husband. She raised four children by herself. She had grown up in Philadelphia and Washington DC and had attended The Academy of Fine Arts in New York City. After moving to Hendersonville and buying her farm, she became active in the local theatre. She acted, directed, and was the prop mistress at different times. She made a huge impression on me with her mix of glamour and farming.
When my mom got with my step dad, we moved up the road and up a mountain to live in his little log cabin. My mom taught in a school. She taught the young kids in Children's Grammar School in Asheville, NC and I was in the big kids room. This was a really neat place that was basically run by all the parents. I went to Junior High in public school in Hendersonville and eventually my mom and I moved back to Carrboro so that she could finish graduate school and I could attend Carolina Friends School.
It was here that I started making some very interesting friends including Dexter Romweber. We began listening to records all the time and attending shows that my friends were playing. We listened to old rock and roll, soul, and rockabilly. One day my friend Crow played a live recording of Benny Goodman Orchestra for me and I was blown away. I started seeking out more jazz when I bought records at the thrift shops. I would learn songs by ear. I remember it was so fun to learn Billie Holiday songs because she sang in keys that were comfortable to me.
I currently play in The Squirrel Nut Zippers and Katharine Whalen's Lucky.
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Hola ! Katharine Whalen somos tus amigos de Illinois Latino T-ve otra vez entreteniendo esta pagina con unos videos. Gracias por ser un cyber amigo. Conoscamos en persona a nuestros cyberamigos o no, se aprecia tu amistad y significa mucho para nosotros. Saludos y un super mega abrazototototototototote !!!! de oso. Grrrrrr ;)
Happy thanksgiving ,just wanted to let you know that we are running a speacial for thanksgiving all beats are $5 and we have a list of industry contacts for you to download for free from www.steeboblazebeats.com
Lovely to see you again. I loved your artwork. :D See you at LEAF, and hopefully at Cat's Cradle for the Lucky show in November. Meanwhile, I'll be brushing up on my violin skills.... :) Best, Kalli
I just ordered Lost At Sea! It was nice as always to see you guys perform here in California (Santa Monica Pier) Can't wait to receive my signed LP in the mail! Thanks!
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