Katherine Nitsch,
lead and harmony vocals, guitar, bass & ukulele
katherine@mistymamas.com
Katherine Nitsch: lead and harmony vocals, guitar, bass & ukulele
Katherine lives in Vancouver, WA, and has two grown daughters. She holds a master's degree in speech pathology and worked in the Battle Ground School District in WA state. Her musical history of singing and playing guitar with bandmate Carol Harley goes back to college days in the late 1960's at The University of Oregon. The two friends helped found and performed with The Sterling Generation. Katherine grew up singing and dancing with many groups over the years including the Norman Leyden Pops Singers. As a multi-instrumentalist, and a student of bluegrass since 1997, Katherine supplies dependable solid rhythm for the band. Her rich lead voice and stunning vocal harmony arrangements provide distinctive qualities to The Misty Mamas. Katherine's original song "Honey Would You Dance?" appears on "Wild Rose Of The Mountain" CD and "Autograph of God" on the recently released cd "Come On Home."
April Parker,
lead and harmony vocals, mandolin & accordion
april@mistymamas.com
April Parker: lead and harmony vocals, mandolin & accordion
April, a group therapist at Unity Behavioral Health, lives in Portland, OR, and has a grown daughter. She met Carol Harley in 2004 at a local bluegrass jam in Ridgefield, WA. They became instant friends and jamming buddies singing, playing and harmonizing at every chance they could. April's strong pleasing lead voice anchors the harmonies of many of the band's bluegrass songs. Her mandolin's precise, yet graceful leads and solid chops keep the energy up through the popular bluegrass songs. April's musical background started with piano at the age of six. She sang in choir at Willamette University, where she received a degree in music therapy, and went on to earn a master's degree in counseling psychology through Antioch University, Seattle. April also plays accordion and is a gifted songwriter with an original song on Misty Mamas' CD "Wild Rose of the Mountain," and on the Mamas' new CD "Come On Home."
Eileen Rocci,
lead and harmony vocals & upright acoustic bass
eileen@mistymamas.com
Eileen Rocci: lead and harmony vocals and upright acoustic bass
Eileen lives in Vancouver, WA with her husband and two children. Her musical accomplishments - since the age of 5 years old - run from song and dance recitals, to choirs as well as plays and musicals in high school. Through college at San Diego State University she sang in choirs and rock bands. Singing acappella in the Sweet Adeline's led to various top awards. Her current musical interests include performing with her church music ministry as well as singing and playing bass with her husband in a local bluegrass band called Northwest Passage. Eileen also writes wonderful original songs included on "Wild Rose Of The Mountain" and "Come On Home." A vocal athlete, Eileen can both belt it out and deliver songs with touching emotion. Her extraordinary attention to detail helps define the Misty Mamas song arrangements as first class.
Guest Artist,
Misty Mamas occasionally invite guest artists to join them at gigs
