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About KATHY SHERMAN

Kathy ShermanKathy Sherman started ​her​ ​professional​ ​music​ ​career​ ​at​ ​age​ ​15,​ ​playing​ ​Greek​ ​music​ ​in​ ​clubs, restaurants,​ ​festivals​, and​ ​concerts.​ ​She​ ​put​ ​down​ ​her​ ​bouzouki, the mandolin-like instrument central to modern Greek music,​ ​long​ ​enough​ ​to​ ​earn​ ​a​ ​BMus​ ​in classical​ ​guitar​ ​performance​ ​from​ ​the​ ​San​ ​Francisco​ ​Conservatory​ ​of​ Music.​ ​She​ ​was​ ​a​ ​member of​ ​the​ ​Electric​ ​Guitar​ ​Quartet,​ ​a​ ​classical​ ​/​ ​comedy​ ​group​ ​that​ ​opened​ ​for​ ​such​ ​guitar​ ​luminaries as​ ​Leo​ ​Kottke,​ ​Jorma​ ​Kaukonen,​ ​John​ ​Hartford,​ ​The​ ​Great​ ​Guitars​ ​(Barney​ ​Kessel,​ ​Charlie​ ​Byrd, and​ ​Herb​ ​Ellis)​ ​and​ ​Free​ ​Flight.

Electric Guitar Quartet flyer

Kathy’s current music experiences include Greek folk music with long-time friend and fellow musician, Notis Contoplianos in their group, The Plaka Band. Notis and Kathy have two extraordinary CDs, New Songs of Old Athens (selected for Grammy consideration for best World Music Album), and A Time to Sing, A Time to Dance, a rollicking collection of favorite Greek dance music. For more information about The Plaka Band, please check out our website, ThePlakaBand.com. Kathy also plays classical mandolin for orchestras who have the occasional need for one.

The Electric Guitar Quartet was featured in the pages of Guitar Player Magazine.
Electric Guitar Quartet as featured in Guitar Player Magazine

On special occasions, several musician friends get together to perform. One such group is The Burns Supper Club, where we get together on or around January 25th of each year to provide Celtic music for the celebration of the life and works of the great Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). According to RobertBurns.org, “Burns Suppers range from stentoriously formal gatherings of esthetes and scholars to uproariously informal rave-ups of drunkards and louts.” Our celebration falls somewhere in between.

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Classical MandolinKathy​ ​also​ ​plays​ ​classical mandolin​ ​for​ ​orchestras​ ​who​ ​have​ ​the​ ​occasional​ ​need​ ​for​ ​one. Kathy​ ​teaches​ ​music​ ​at​ ​two​ ​parent​ ​participation​ ​preschools​ ​in​ ​the​ ​SF​ ​Bay​ ​Area,​ ​reaching​ ​more than​ ​300​ ​students​ ​and​ ​parents​ ​weekly.​ ​Her​ ​students​ ​range​ ​in​ ​age​ ​from​ ​2​ ​½​ ​​ ​to​ ​5​ ​½ years.​ ​She​ ​also lectures​ ​parents’​ ​groups​ ​on​ ​pre-intellectual​ ​music​ ​education​ ​and​ ​creating​ ​a​ ​more​ ​musical​ ​home environment.​ ​Her​ ​goal​ ​is​ ​to​ ​create​ ​a​ ​musical​ ​community​ ​among​ ​the​ ​families​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Bay​ ​Area.

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