Kathie Holmes
Photo: Tom Dausner
events
2024
2/10/2024 - Solo piano/vocal at Feathers Edge Vineyards, Ball Ground, GA
3/8/2024 - Keyboards with Skyler Saufley, Blind Willie’s Blues Club, Atlanta, GA
3/9/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta with Bob Margolin at Cajun Blues, Chamblee, GA
3/16/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta at Cajun Blues, Chamblee, GA
3/31/2024 - Solo piano at Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel and Conference Center, Marietta GA
4/14/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta at Feathers Edge Vineyards, Ball Ground, GA
4/26/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta at Cultivation Brewing, Norcross, GA
4/27-28/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta at Breezefest, Northside Tavern, Atlanta, GA
5/18/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta at Feathers Edge Vineyards, Ball Ground, GA
6/23/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta at Feathers Edge Vineyards, Ball Ground, GA
7/20/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta at the Villa Rica Concert Series, The Mill Amphitheater, Villa Rica, GA
8/10/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta at Feathers Edge Vineyards, Ball Ground, GA
9/14/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta with Bob Margolin at Cajun Blues, Chamblee, GA
9/15/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta at Feathers Edge Vineyards, Ball Ground, GA
10/27/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta at Feathers Edge Vineyards, Ball Ground, GA
11/3/2024 - Blue Velvet Atlanta at the Avondale Estates Concert Series, Avondale Estates, GA
2023
+Women in Blues Showcase at International Blues Challenge, Memphis, TN, +Vibes Blues Jam Host Band with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Napoleon’s Grille with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Old Courthouse Tavern with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Bluesin’ At The Bliss opening for Mr. Sipp “The Mississippi Bluesman” with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Napoleon’s Grille with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Cultivation Brewery with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +#3 Railroad Street, Athens, GA with the Redstone Ramblers, +Old Courthouse Tavern, Fayetteville, GA with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Private Event, Athens, GA with the Flying Buffalos, +Northside Tavern, Breezefest, with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Atlanta Botanical Garden with Julie Holmes, +Atlanta Botanical Garden with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Rutledge Concert Series with Blue Velvet Atlanta, Feather’s Edge Vineyard with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Tucker Brewing Company with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Live Wire Athens with The Redstone Ramblers, +Napoleon’s Grille with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Feather’s Edge Vineyard with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Sundown Social with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Cultivation Brewing with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Feather’s Edge Vineyard with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Cajun Blues with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Feather’s Edge Vineyard with Tray Dahl and the Jugtime Ragband, +Get Off the Grid Fest, Artist-at-large, and with Blue Velvet Atlanta, Spartanburg, SC, +Blind Willie’s Blues Club with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Napoleon’s Grille with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +City Winery with Diane Durrett and Soul Suga’, +St. Regis Hotel with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Blue Stone Arts and Music Festival with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Lynne Couch Fest with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Tunes by the Tracks, Women in Blues, Stone Mountain, GA, +Rootstock with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Private event with Tray Dahl and the Jugtime Ragband, Blues Stotts at Blind Willie’s with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Feathers Edge Vineyards with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Private event with Donna Hopkins at Tree Sound Studios, +Holiday Hootenanny with Jeff Mosier & Friends at Terminal West
2022
+Blind Willie’s with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Blind Willie’s with Blue Velvet Atlanta , +GA Mountain Warbird Weekend Gala with Tray Dahl & the Jugtime Ragband, +Brickhouse with Heart of Atlanta, +Atlanta Botanical Garden with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Atlanta Botanical Garden with Julie Holmes, +Feathers Edge Vineyard with Heart of Atlanta, +Corporate event with Tray Dahl and the Jugtime Ragband , *City Springs Live with Tray Dahl and the Jugtime Ragband, *Blind Willie’s with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Sixes Tavern with Heart of Atlanta , +Private event with Tray Dahl, +Rosati's with Heart of Atlanta, +Cajun Blues with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Feathers Edge Vineyard with Heart of Atlanta, +Blind Willie’s with Blue Velvet Atlanta - Atlanta, GA, +Atlanta Botanical Garden, duo with Julie Holmes, +Dillard House, Corporate event with Scott Allen, +Women in Blues @ Tunes by the Tracks with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Wire and Wood Festival with Tray Dahl & the Jugtime Ragband , +Atlanta Botanical Garden with Tray Dahl, +Feathers Edge Vineyard with Blue Velvet Atlanta, +Hemlockfest solo set and artist-at-large, +Blind Willie’s with Blue Velvet Atlanta for Blues Stotts, +Private event with Tray Dahl and the Jugtime Ragband, +Feathers Edge Vineyard with Tray Dahl and the Jugtime Ragband. +Blind Willie’s with Blue Velvet Atlanta , +Standard Service with Tray Dahl and the Jugtime Ragband
2021
+Truck & Tap, Duluth, solo keys/vocal/flute; +Atlanta Botanical Garden, duo with Julie Holmes; +Blind Willie’s Blues Club with Blue Velvet Band, Atlanta; +Atlanta Botanical Garden, duo with Julie Holmes; +Wing Cafe with Heart of Atlanta, Marietta; +Private event with Liz Melendez Band with special guest Bob Margolin, Charleston, SC; +We’re Down For The Count! - Music On Main Street, Lilburn; +Private event with the Flying Buffalos, Athens; +Blind Willie’s Blues Club with Blue Velvet, Atlanta; +Jimmy’s Cantina and Carnes with Heart of Atlanta, Doraville; +Guston’s Grille with Heart of Atlanta, Woodstock; +Feathers Edge Vineyards with Heart of Atlanta, Ball Ground; +Atlanta Botanical Garden with Blue Velvet; +Atlanta Blues Society Women in Blues Showcase, Tunes by the Tracks, Stone Mtn.; +The Marlay House, duo with Julie Holmes, Decatur; +Blind Willie’s Blues Club with Blue Velvet, Atlanta; +Mill on Etowah, Heart of Atlanta, Canton; +Wing Cafe with Heart of Atlanta, Marietta, GA
2020
* Chateau Elan, Braselton, GA, Solo Piano, *Vista Room, Decatur, GA, with Diane Durrett and Michael Tolcher
2019
*International Blues Challenge Fundraiser and release of Kathie Holmes' CD "Trouble Comes in Threes", Darwins Burgers and Blues *International Blues Challenge, Memphis, TN *National Women in Blues Showcase, Memphis TN *Chateau Elan, Solo Piano *Springin' the Blues Festival with Jonn Del Toro Richardson, Jacksonville, FL *Way Back in the Woods Fest with Ross Pead *Inman Park Festival with Atlanta Soul Power *Atlanta Blues Society Women in Blues Showcase, Blind Willies Blues *GA Theatre Rooftop with the Redstone Ramblers *Marietta Jazz and Jokes Tribute to James Taylor and Carole King - duo show with Brandon Crocker *Mojo Mark Wilmot's Blues Man Sendoff, The Foundry, Athens, GA *Blind Willie's Blues Club, duo with Chris Cameron *Gram Parsons Guitar Pull with Ross Pead *Piedmont Park Green Market with Ross Pead *Hemlockfest, Solo Set and Artist-at-Large
*Nashville Songwriters Association International, Regional Coordinator for North Atlanta
Photo: Ed Lee
Bio
“Spectacular” “An amazingly talented musician”
- Carlin “C-Note” Smith, “Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine”
“a marvelous debut album from a consummate performer, keyboardist, and flautist” “refreshing and exciting”
-Rhetta Claudette Akamatsu, “Making A Scene”
Atlanta native Kathie Holmes has a fiery piano style, soulful vocals and a leave-it-all-on-the-stage personality but is best known for her sultry, funky, and rocking blues flute. She performs at festivals and clubs throughout the Southeast as a member of several blues, rock, Americana and funk bands and is an in-demand artist for recording sessions. Her CD Trouble Comes in Threes showcases her songwriting and spirited performance on keyboards, vocals, and flute.
Festival appearances:
Springing the Blues Festival, Spirit of the Suwannee Roots Revival, Wire and Wood Songwriters Festival, Hemlockfest, Spirit of the Suwannee Spring Reunion, Georgia Blues and Roots Festival, Get Off the Grid Fest, Blue Stone Music and Arts Festival, Inman Park Festival, Atlanta Holiday Hootenanny, Harvest Family Hootenanny, Winterville Marigold Festival, Athfest, Ocoee River Jam, and Gram Parsons Guitar Pull.
Gallery
- With Strung Like a Horse
Photo: Tom Dausner
- With Ross Pead
Photo: William Middleton Davis
Photo: Mark Herndon
- With Jeff Mosier
Photo: Tom K
With Rev. Jeff Mosier
- With Jonn Del Toro Richardson
Photo: Betty Klein
- With Charlie Wooton and Zydefunk
Photo: Emily Hallock
- With Carly Gibson, Caroline Aiken, Eddie Gliken
- With Charlie Wooton and Zydefunk
Contact
Kathie Holmes
KHolmes1@bellsouth.net
Facebook.com/KathieHolmesMusic