The Good Ol’ Persons re-unite

The Good Ol' Persons - photo by Mike Melnyk The Good Ol' Persons, originally an all-female band formed after an open mic session at Berkeley, California’s Freight & Salvage, is to play together one more time - well, four more times, actually. The most-recognized line-up, Kathy Kallick (guitar), Sally Van Meter (resophonic guitar), and Bethany [...]

RockyGrass 2016 – Day 1

The 44th annual RockyGrass festival was held last weekend in Lyons, CO. Surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains, fans enjoyed the best in bluegrass for three straight days. These are my reflections and opinions as a first time RockyGrass attendee. RockyGrass!! One of the items on my “Bluegrass Bucket List” was finally able to be [...]

Good Ol’ Persons reunion at Grass Valley

One of the highlights of the 2015 CBA Father's Day Festival in Grass Valley, CA was a reunion of one of the west coast's favorite bluegrass bands, The Good Ol' Persons. The group performed throughout the western US and Canada from 1975 to 1995, after which they have made only sporadic appearances. This CBA show [...]

Stop Press – Good Ol’ Persons reunion

Good Ol' Persons are staging a reunion tonight, Wednesday April 3, at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA. The line-up for this reunion is Kathy Kallick (guitar), John Reischman (mandolin), Sally Van Meter (resophonic guitar), and Trisha Gagnon (bass). The quartet will be joined on a few tunes by Annie Staninec (the fiddle player with [...]

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