Catlin Nicol Thomas back to perform in the area

Musicians Al Oikari and Caitlin Nicol-Thomas will perform in the area. Staff photo Brian Larsen

Fans of Catlin Nicol-Thomas will get a chance to see this talented Nashville musician/singer/actor perform in the area. Every year after she finishes a family trip into the BWCA Catlin shows up and plays at different venues. Most times there isn’t much notice and folks don’t get a chance to come out and catch her act but this year there was a little lead time, so we have the times and dates to share.

Thursday Sept 8: Cascade Lodge 6-8 p.m. (duo with Al Oikari).

Friday Sept 9: Birch Terrace 4:30-7:30 p.m. (duo with Al Oikari).

Saturday Sept 10: Birch Terrace 4-8 p.m. (full band with Southpaws).

Sunday Sept 11: Gunflint Tavern 2-6 p.m. (full band with Southpaws).

Tuesday Sept 13: North Shore Winery 5-7 p.m. (duo with Al Oikari).

The Southpaws lineup for this run will be Steve Johnson on guitar and vocals, Caitlin Nicol-Thomas on fiddle, acoustic guitar and vocals, Pat Flack on bass, Tom Rich (not sure if he’s related to Buddy Rich) on drums, and Al Oikari on various things that make noise.

A little bit about Caitlin. She is an Iowa girl, growing up in Indianola, Iowa. She graduated high school early and moved to LA where she was a model. After three years she moved to Chicago where she spent three years learning Blues music. A friend suggested she go to college so she enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating in 2 ½ years. She has been playing in Nashville since May 2007. Caitlin has toured all over the US and world with artists from Pam Tillis, Lottie Morgan, Trent Willmon to Maddie Tae and has opened for Miranda Lambert, Don Williams, Brad Paisley, and Blake Shelton, to name a few. She has also performed with Dolly Parton.

In 2020 her band, The Thread released their debut album, HOUSE ON FIRE and Caitlin released a solo album Derecho at the end of 2021.

As an actress Caitlin has appeared in the TV series Nashville where she portrayed the role of Jessie in 2012. Since then, she was in three TV episodes, four feature films, three TV series, and a short film. Her feature films include The Song in 2014; in 2015 Rose from the Dead; in 2016 Crazy All These Years and in 2018 Beautifully Broken.

She is married to Travis A. Jones and the couple live in Nashville. Travis is an art, film, TV, and video director. The couple have two miniature Australian Shepards, Angus and Angela.