Albert Klassen is a Vancouver bass player, mandolin player and mandolin builder. He’s been playing electric bass with Kathryn in Push3 since 2003, but for blue dirt girl he dusted off the stand-up bass, which hadn’t seen action since he played with Natural Elements, Nyetz, and Balzac in the 1980s. He plays mandolin with Nohearums and Illiteratty, and he will be the first to tell you that carrying a mandolin is easier than carrying a stand-up bass. You won’t find him on Facebook, unless it’s a picture of him on someone else’s page.

"Kathryn Sutherland’s lyrics are open to interpretation, not linear, they are not easy rhymes. They conjure a mood, inventing new colours, with a masterful brush stroke." part of Dennis Mills-Vancouver based musician and blogger- review of "Nothing is as it was" EP release.
"No Street Signs No Straight Lines (06.21.23) puts its strongest asset up front from the start: Sutherland’s gorgeous voice. It’s strong and nuanced and, like the band’s sound, doesn’t want to fit into a single style. One moment she reminds of classic Dolly Parton, in another she recalls the energetic cries of Grace Slick." part of L.A. based Round Magazine review of Blue Dirt Girl's latest album release.
Real. Honest. Sad. Funny.
Kathryn's lyrics are a reflection of moving through life's light and dark.
Through her music, Kathryn unearths, unbuttons and examines all of her conversations. Whether they're in-depth talks or brief exchanges, conversations are how we reach out to others and connect the disconnected.
A promise to herself and one other, "because i said i would" was the impetus for the creation of Blue Dirt Girl in 2015.
It's also the through line and philosophy for everything Kathryn does, from booking band shows and festivals with a roster of guest drummers, saxophonist, keys/percussion and additional guitar players, booking Via Rail 'Vancouver to Toronto and back' Tour 2019, to co-producing her studio recordings, producing and headlining multi-disciplinary shows to organizing and playing in fundraisers for local non profits.

Tony Lee has played in Vancouver bands since the cassette days. He brings energy, humour, impeccable taste and technique to many projects in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. In addition to the Blue Dirt Girl Trio, there is the anti racist super group, Asian Persuasion All Stars, the long running Hard Rock Miners' sing along and the confrontational lounge act Night Flower Orchestra. Other credits include: Eddy D. & the SexBombs, Saddle Sores, The New Black, Sparky Spurr and Kele Fleming. There is also the novelty duo Secret Asian Man, with Eric Lowe, and Tony's fabulous one man band #garagerock videos on his @tonyleeofficial Instagram page.