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Katy Stone

About Me

Katy Stone is a singer-songwriter based out of Claremont. A founding member of Sugar Mountain Mama Serenade , Katy plays plectrum banjo, guitar, bass and ukulele. Most recently, Katy has been playing bass with Goldenboy .

Jon Crawford , drummer of Goldenboy, accompanies Katy on his "one of a kind" suit-case drum kit, and produces/engineers all of her recording at his studio .

Katy plays guitar (sometimes Ukulele) and sings with John Otter while they wait for their clothes to get clean during Laundro-Mondays. King String is their small time folk/electronica duo which hosts the event every other Monday at the Coin-op next to Stater Bros. on Foothill Blvd.

Other Projects: Katy has played bass for alt-folk banjo rocker Darcie Rickert .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/12/2005
Band Website: katystonemusic.com
Band Members: Katy Stone : songwriting, vocals, guitar, bass, some banjo and ukulele ____________________________________________________________ __________________ AT LIVE SHOWS_ (currently)-- Maren Woodruff: songwriting, vocals, guitar --Jon Crawford: suitcase drum-kit, drum kit, vocals --Jake Ogle: bass..................................................... _AT LIVE SHOWS_ (past and/or sometimes)--Pherber Jones (Mijas Magnum): bass, keyboards, vocals, inspiration, etc...Eric Ruelas (Mijas Magnum): electric and slide guitar...Mike Kreivis: guitar...Melissa Moultrie: vocals...Michelle Ladd: vocals... Brie Mcfarland: vocals, upright bass, banjo, guitar, ukulele, percussion, etc... ____________________________________________________________ __________________ ON THESE RECORDINGS_ Katy Stone : songwriting, vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards...Jon Crawford: recording, engineering and production, drum kit, vocals, keyboards, bells...Maren Woodruff: vocals ... Julia Zucker: Violin ... Juanito Rus: violin... Shon Sullivan (Goldenboy)guitar...
Influences: The Folk Music Center of Claremont, Sugar Mountain Mama Serenade, Goldenboy, Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, Iris Dement, Wilco, Ryan Adams, Hobo Jazz, Matt Coleman, Darcie Rickert, Tim Easton, Victoria Williams, Jerry O'Sullivan, Shon Sullivan, Darlene Luna, John Harrelson, The Beatles, Victoria Spivey, Ben Folds, Old banjo music from the 20's 30's and 40's... and my banjo pickin' daddy (Christopher Stone).
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

The Open Mic Tour!

I'm so excited to go on this tour up the coast with Maren Woodruff, Jake Ogle and Jon Crawford. The idea is to network, make contacts, play a bunch of music, and get the hell out of town. Here's the s...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:06:00 GMT

Claremont Courier

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Posted by on Sat, 23 May 2009 14:06:00 GMT

Katy Stone's Great Open Mic Tour

I'm planning on heading up to the San Francisco bay area at the end of May.My plan is to hit an open mic every night of my trip. So far I have found a songwriter's show case in San Louis Obispo (at T...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:58:00 GMT

Beginning Ukulele Class... Starts March 4th... tell all your friends!

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Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:08:00 GMT

Sugar Mountain Mama Serenade Update...

I have avoided talking about this to many people, but, for about a month now, I have ceased to be a contributing partner to my very first band experience, The Sugar Mountain Mama Serenade.We had a ban...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:56:00 GMT

Hank's Claremont Compilation #4 Party at the Hip Kitty!

I made this!
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:44:00 GMT

I'll be teaching an Intermediate Ukulele Class in February!

At the Folk Music Center220 Yale AveClaremont CA 91711Please Let Your Family and Friends Know...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:14:00 GMT

Upcoming Saturday January 24th

The Blackwatch is located on Arrow highway, just across the street from the Toybox... in Upland. Friendly bar staff, friendly people, head cheers at midnight and easy going friendly vibe.with her love...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:06:00 GMT

Blackwatch Pub Head Cheers for Jon's Birthday!

A dream come true.... I got to play at The Blackwatch Pub last Saturday night... (January 11, 2009) I played for a whole two hours (two sets) mostly original songs, with some covers. Jon helped me o...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:07:00 GMT

New Goldenboy Video - UK Tour Episode 6

This is quite a long process; getting all these videos edited. I am really proud of this one however. I've switched to my mac based imovie and I like it. (I was using Jon's computer... I ...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:03:00 GMT