Katharine Whalen
Katharine Whalen is a musician, singer, and songwriter originally from Greenville, North Carolina.[1] She contributed vocals, banjo, and ukulele as a member of the Chapel Hill jazz band Squirrel Nut Zippers, a group that she founded in 1993 with then-husband Jimbo Mathus.[2][3]
After the breakup of Squirrel Nut Zippers, Whalen released an album on Mammoth called Katharine Whalen's Jazz Squad.[4] She took part in revival Zippers revival tours during the years 2007–09. Since then she has been a member of the bands Swedish Wood Patrol and Certain Seas.[5]
discography
[edit]- Katharine Whalen's Jazz Squad (1999, Mammoth Records)
- Dirty Little Secret (2006, M.C. Records)
- Madly Love (2011, Five Head Entertainment)
- Whaler's Ink (2014, as Risk Whalen with Brian Risk)
- Swedish Wood Patrol EP (2017, with Swedish Wood Patrol)
- Certain Seas (2019, with Certain Seas)
- A Simple Sampler of Small Delights (2021, with Certain Seas)
- To Hide a Heart That's Blue (2021, with her Jazz Squad)
- Oh Sage Orange Egg (2024, with Certain Seas)
- Let's get Lost - Songs Chet Would Sing (2024, with her Jazz Squad)
References
[edit]- ^ Coston, Daniel (2013). North Carolina Musicians: Photographs and Conversations. McFarland p. 79. ISBN 978-0-7864-7461-5.
- ^ Hussey, Allison (July 4, 2018). "Katharine Whalen's Decade-Long Break from Playing Squirrel Nut Zippers Songs Comes to an End". Indy Week. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ Menconi, David (October 15, 2018). "Squirrel Nut Zippers: what happened, a Zippers opera". The News & Observer. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ Bergstrom, John (August 10, 2011). "Katharine Whalen & Her Fascinators: Madly Love". PopMatters. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ Harris, Vincent (October 24, 2019). "Now with two new bands, Katharine Whalen's days after Squirrel Nut Zippers are full". The Post and Courier. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
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