The Whipstitch Sallies
The Whipstitch Sallies
Bio
The Whipstitch Sallies were central Indiana’s “bluegrass rockers with panache” (The Indianapolis paper NUVO) with electrifying presence, traditional instruments, and tight harmonies. These ladies hail from Brown Co, and quickly rose to be JHMF favorites! And now, they are getting back together for JHMF10!
The Whipstitch Sallies are:
Allie Lee, (now playing full time with Frank and Allie Lee, and The Freight Hoppers) clawhammer banjo virtuoso, guitar, harp and vocals.
Sam Herrin (now playing with Silver Sparrow and Bluegill in the Slaw), picking out blistering mandolin licks and vocals.
Katie Burk ( now playing with The Half Step Sisters) bowing out spirited fiddle leads and vocals.
Kat Erickson (taking a break from performing full time) driving the rhythm on stand-up bass and vocals.
The Whipstitch Sallies are all very good songwriters, with Allie and Katie having made our John Hartford Songwriter’s Challenge showcase, (Allie twice!)
The Whipstitch Sallies musical proficiency and sibling-like harmonies, along with mighty fine songwriting, which combined stirs the term "Old Time Punk", quickly earned them the love of our fest family to the point that they were booked consecutively from JHMF2 through JHMF 6, which was their last fest as a band. Life deals and we play and the Sallies went different directions with their individual lives, but have remained close friends. JHMF co-promoter, artists relations manager, do-it-all and do-it-now, JHMF team member since day 1, Randy Kilper, approached the girls and asked about coming together for a JHMF year 10 special reunion. The ladies got together and worked it out and are we ever pumped up to have the Whipstitch Sallies reunion take place at JHMF10! For the full story check out the Morning Bugle Blog. (under the media tag in hartfordfest.com menu.