Hutch and Kathy

The facts are: Hutch and Kathy live in Portland, Oregon. "Hutch and Kathy" is actually their third project together, playing previously in the bands haelah and the Urban Legends. The Urban Legends band was started as a recording project by Hutch Harris in the fall of 1996, and made into a live band in the fall of 1998, with Hutch singing and playing guitar, Kathy drumming, and bass duties filled by a number of Portland folks. Since then, shows have come in all shapes and sizes, from Kathy and Hutch playing as an acoustic duo, to performances as a quartet, with a second guitar/keyboard player. As we enter the summer of 2002, we find the Hutch and Kathy carving a new folk sound, with an emphasis on singing, backed by harmonica, acoustic guitars, a farfisa organ, bass and crisp drums.