Sparrow Blue

Katy Boc and Todd Nickerson Bio Having met in 2014, Katy Boc and Todd Nickerson began writing songs together after discovering a mutual love for American roots music. It wasn’t long before they began performing as a duo, featuring their own original songs as well as covers by their favorite roots, bluegrass, and country musicians. As a fiddler and violinist, Katy has performed throughout Texas and New England for more than twenty years. Katy received her Bachelor of Music degree in Performance from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied viola with Roger Myers. With years of classical training behind her, she began exploring other styles of music, focusing primarily on American roots music and bluegrass. In addition to playing fiddle, she continues to play classical violin, viola, mandolin, ukulele, and to explore songwriting and arranging as well as singing. She is a founding member of the Americana band the Jones River Band, and frequently performs with other bands throughout New England including Girls, Guns and Glory and 6 East. In addition to performing, Katy teaches violin and viola to students of all ages at South Shore Conservatory. Todd is a founding member of the Americana Band 6 East and has been performing in Eastern Massachusetts for 8 years. 6 East released two full length albums of original songs ('Living the Dream' - 2011 and 'Rising' - 2013), both of which received significant radio airplay in Americana and Jam Band radio formats, as well as international radio play. As a songwriter, Todd pulls inspiration from life experiences and surroundings to craft songs of love, loss, and universal commonalities. Katy and Todd are currently working on an album to be released in the fall of 2015. Americana, Folk, Country, Roots - Acoustic fiddle and guitar duo from Eastern Massachusetts