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“'Lonesome' is such a big part of bluegrass, and always has been," says Kathy Kallick about "It's Lonesome Everywhere I Go," the first advance single from The Kathy Kallick Band's forthcoming album, The Lonesome Chronicles (10/17/2023 radio add date). "One doesn't have to dig deep to get that, but the deeper you go, the more variety there is in the quality of lonesomes. From the happy-sounding, bouncy lonesome to the heart-wrenching, desperate lonesome. The last few years have been the lonesomest ever! Being separated from each other, from the musical conversation and collaboration, the camaraderie, all that really hurt and compounded the sense of loss. What a glorious celebration to play music together at last! In the style of the Delmore Brothers, we're addressing a sad and, yes, lonesome experience in an upbeat and bluesy way in this song from our forthcoming album, The Lonesome Chronicles."

“It’s Lonesome Everywhere I Go,” is one of six new Kallick compositions among the highlights of The Lonesome Chronicles, her 23rd album. She wrote several (as you can tell from the titles) in response to the pandemic, like “Just Lonesome Ol’ Me & the Radio” and “This Old Lonesome Song,” but the album’s 14 songs and tunes encompass a broad range of emotions and bluegrass-related styles. All killer, no filler. The Lonesome Chronicles follows the double set of new and archival recordings, What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?, which was the #10 album for all of 2022 on The Folk Alliance International Album Chart after a monthly peak at #3 and reached #7 on the NACC Folk Chart.

Since co-founding the Good Ol’ Persons in 1975, Kallick has helped define west coast bluegrass while blazing a path for women as bluegrass bandleaders worldwide. She won a Grammy and two IBMA awards for her part in True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe. More than 150 of her compositions appear on the 22 previous albums she has released as solo artist, bandleader, or part of a duo.

“Kathy Kallick's deeply soulful voice and magnificent delivery show she's one of the greatest bluegrass vocalists of her generation -- or any other.” - David J. McCarty, Bluegrass Unlimited