Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin

 

JERRY AND THE WISEMAN INSTITUTE
Jerry Wicentowski is an unusually gifted singer and guitarist who has recently recorded a CD of the songs of the Bluegrass legend Mac Wiseman. As these songs will be a good part of the program he has named the band “The Wiseman Institute”, a pun on the name of the Israeli science research center called The Weizmann Institute.  The band is comprised of some of the best Bluegrass singers and instrumentalists in the Bay Area — or anywhere else.   Keith Little (5-string… Read more

The Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music have begun a project of uploading live recordings from their concerts and festivals. Here is a 1990 festival recording of Jody & Kate doing a Sunday Gospel set. Lots of songs here we have never recorded. Check out What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?  Jody forgets the words but it doesn't break the spell.

https://www.slippery-hill.com/collection/brandywine-1990

Blue Diamond Strings (Jody & Kate, Suzy & Eric Thompson and 2 guys named Paul [Shelasky & Knight]) will be playing at the annual "Sweethearts of The Radio" show on Valentine's Day in Pt Reyes Station. In August we will all be teaching at the Grand Targhee Music Camp in Alta, Wyoming, and then playing at the Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival. See Calendar for details.

Also in February Fiddler Magazine will feature an extensive interview with Jody. Kevin Carr was the interviewer.

In March Jody will be…

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STUPID TUESDAY CD SALE

December 2, 3, & 4

 

Yow! We’re having a stupid CD sale. “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” first reminded us of songs like “Stormy Monday” and “Cloudy Sunday”. That’s what it’s like to be a musician. Everything reminds us of a song. But then we asked ourselves if it would make sense to pretend we were actually a business and to have a sale like businesses do. We decided it would not. It would be really stupid. So we’re doing it anyway and this is the Official Announcement of our…

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As of July 1st the old Fremont Street mailing address will be a thing of the past. The new Lake Street mailing address has replaced it and can be found on the "Buy" page.

Eric Thompson's  KLEPTOGRASS band was looking for a June gig but the two Pauls (Knight and Shelasky) are busy busy busy. Eric, Scott Nygaard and I (Jody Stecher) have regrouped as a guitar trio and have been practicing every tuesday for a gig at the Freight & Salvage called Guitars Without Borders. Our three styles are so different that we are able to play as a trio without ever getting in each others' way. See Calendar on this site for details. Also see this web page…

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At last some print and web reviews of Wonders and Signs are appearing. They range from positive to positively glowing. Have a look at the Reviews page on this website to read the reviews and to see who "gets it" and what part they "got". 

It took some doing to find a night that all the musicians that play and sing on Wonders and Signs were all available and the Freight and Salvage was also available. It will happen on January 30. See Calendar for details.

The entire CD repertoire and a good deal more will be performed, including songs that got recorded but are being saved for the next CD. The band is

 

Jody Stecher- voice, mandolin, guitar, banjo

Keith Little -voice, banjo guitar

Kate Brislin-voice

Paul Knight-bass and voice

Chad Manning-…

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Jody Stecher's new CD "WONDERS and SIGNS" is now complete and available for purchase here on jodyandkate.com.  The artwork and design conceived by Jody and realized beautifully by Debbie Berne (who is also an old-time banjo player) is certainly the most unusual album art Kate or Jody has ever had. So far everyone seems to like it. The music was recorded at a new studio in Oakland, California, 25th Street Recording, and engineered by Bob Shumaker who has now engineered nearly a dozen projects for Kate…

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All 13 songs on "Wonders and Signs" are now mixed. I have to return to the studio later this week and make a few balance adjustments. Here is preview of the CD repertoire

Five Rode Up To Phoenix   

Weasels and Snakes          

The Kabul Grinder               

Kenny In Kansas City         

The Waters Of Caney         

Osama's Pajamas               

Gwendolyn McGrath           

Fly Away Home                   

Long Time A-Comin'            

The Highway                       

Look Me Up When You’re Down…

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