It started with my Grandparents Band,
The Melodiers. My Grandpa, Randall, is on the upright bass.
My Grandma, Agnes on vocals, and my Great Uncle Chester on banjo.
My parents met in college when my Dad, asked my mom
for a “guitar lesson”. After school, they moved to Vienna,
Austria where my dad was on scholarship to study and sang at the
Vienna State Opera House. There, my mom released her first record.
After living and singing in Vienna for 6 years, my parents gave birth to me.
They then moved back to MD and gave birth to my brother,
Jon. In MD, my mom, Julie, started a band called “FoxxFire”,
which inspired my sensational choreographed dances to her band’s
songs.
And then began my life of music:
It was not uncommon for a family argument to break out over who was taking
whose note while harmonizing to the harmony Grandfather clock chime in
the kitchen. Thankfully my mother became a psychotherapist and
“therapized” us all out of that.
Would love to hear about your beginnings- post kid pics- I love them!
Warmly,
Kat
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Kat, thanks for sharing. That was fun! Yup, you look like your mamma!
Yeah Charley! Do you look like your parents? I need to see pix!
Wow Kat, this is great. I had no idea your Mom had such an illustrious recording history. I knew of course that both of your parents and your brother are also great singers and musicians. You and your mom do look so much alike!! Thanks for sharing.
Richard
Richard! I know- she has had quite an amazing career! As have you, I’m sure too!!
Wow, your mom is the spitting image of you. Guess we know what you’ll look like when you get older. 😉 (Hint: the word is “pretty.”)
I’ll have to pass the compliment on!
LOVED this! As noted, you are the spittin’ image of your Mom – but I also see that Jon looks an awful lot like your Dad did in the old days…. Was just recently chatting with your Dad about the music genes that run rampant in your family. Has anyone put a guitar in Izzy’s hands yet?
Honest, your birth annoucement looks like you were born in 1930. Guess I’m missing something trying to figure out the German language!
Izzy makes some quite amazing sounds already! No instruments yet….but he knows how to use his voice! 🙂
Wow, that’s a lot of years gone by (since Randall and Agnes’ band) but I remember you well at the age when you were choreographing 🙂 What energy and a won’t-take-no-for-an-answer spirit!!
Ha! I’m sure I got some moves from you!
awesome Kat! loved this post! you do look like your mom – especially in the profile photo of her holding baby you! so similar!
xoxo
Carrie
Hi Carrie!!! There are some pictures of her that I think are me!!
Wow—your parents cloned themselves in you and Jon! I met your mom for the first time at the UP-wide yard sale last year. You could be twins. Both beautiful. Thanks for sharing the history and cool “historic” 😉 pics.
Thanks Julie! Did you get good stuff at the yard sale? My parents equipped themselves with tons of baby stuff for my nephew!!
Thanks so much for sharing that, Kat! Charmed and charming you and your family are:> So glad I got to see you while I was visiting friends and family in Maryland a while back!!!YAY!
Yay! Me too! I need to see your kid photos!
You look like your mama… and the “girl” with guitar photo is lovely…
Thank you Phuong! I bet you have some good young “fashion” photos of you!!
Love those pics of your mom! Uncanny
Ha! Need to see your parents!
Whoa! Your birth was Austrian news!! This is fantastic- thanks so much for sharing this cool history! And yeah, you do look just like your mom. Beautiful 😉 You rock!
Thanks Laura!
Kat, you look so much like your mom when she was about your age! If I hadn’t read your commentary before I saw that faded photo, I would have thought it was you holding the baby! xD What a musical family!
Ha! If that were me, I’d have a very big update!
Hot Mamma!
Right back at you Dusty!
That pic of you as a young girl is amazing.. you have exactly the same face when you are singing.. and I love the face, the sound, and the heart you give!!
Ha! That’s so funny! I never thought about that!
You are the spitting image of your mom!!! Both absolutely, drop dead gorgeous!!!!!!! Love you, xoxo – Love your new music too.
Thanks Janie! So glad you are loving it!!! Makes me so happy!
Well, I see everybody has said it all, my thoughts also Kat. Thanks so much for sharing all of this. Love your parents and fortunately for you and Jon they passed on all of their best genes!
That’s awesome, you look so like your mama. Thank you for sharing !
So fun you checked it out Susan!
YES, you definitely look like your Mom!! We enjoyed having your here in the Jackson area recently!! I am already looking forward to the next visit.
I so enjoyed being there! Me too!!