Katharine Whalen is a musician, singer, and songwriter originally from Greenville,

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. She contributed vocals, banjo, and ukulele as a member of the

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jazz band

Squirrel Nut Zippers Squirrel Nut Zippers is an American swing and jazz band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by James "Jimbo" Mathus (vocals and guitar), Tom Maxwell (vocals and guitar), Katharine Whalen (vocals, banjo, ukulele), Chris Phillips (dru ...

, a group that she founded in 1993 with then-husband

Jimbo Mathus James H. Mathis Jr. (born August 1967), known as Jimbo Mathus, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and member of the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers. Early life and career He was born in Oxford, Mississippi to Jimmy Mathis an ...

. After the breakup of Squirrel Nut Zippers, Whalen released an album on

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called ''Katharine Whalen's Jazz Squad''. She took part in revival Zippers revival tours during the years 2007–09. Since then she has been a member of the bands Swedish Wood Patrol and Certain Seas.

Solo discography

* ''Katharine Whalen's Jazz Squad'' (Mammoth Records, 1999) * ''Dirty Little Secret'' (M.C. Records, 2006) * ''Madly Love'' (Five Head Entertainment, 2011) * ''Whaler's Ink'' (with Brian Risk, as Risk Whalen, 2014)

References

American banjoists American ukulele players People from Greenville, North Carolina Musicians from North Carolina Squirrel Nut Zippers members Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{US-singer-stub