Not Your Grandmother's Quilt

Chris Kastle and Leslie Lacika are familiar to the folk, songwriter, and Americana jam audiences in St. Augustine. They often grace the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market stage, playing with the Free Rangers. Kastle is a frequent solo performer with music and storytelling, and Lacika sings and plays bass with a trio and is often asked to join other musicians, adding her bass and harmony.

Together, they perform as Not Your Grandmother's Quilt, blending their musicality and humor to bring lesser-known folk songs, familiar Americana tunes, and their own songs to casual venues with a relaxed audience. According to recent legend, one of them was visiting with a quilting artist at a craft show when a passer-by remarked at the surprising pattern of one of the quilts. The artist quickly explained, "This is not your grandmother's quilt!" And, just like that, they found a name for their quirky female duo.

Kastle has won awards as a songwriter, storyteller, and poet. She writes and sings songs for all ages, performs sea shanties, and often invites her audiences to sing along. She has released 15 full-length recordings, is an author, and has an active YouTube channel.

Lacika, a singer, bassist, and banjo player, also performs with Three Dimenisoinal, a trio that includes a singer/guitarist and a fiddle-playing singer. She is well-known in St. Augustine, and other musicians frequently invite her to perform with a solo or duo act, adding the depth of her upright bass and her confident harmonies. 

As the name implies, Not Your Grandmother's Quilt is all about having fun with music. They write and find songs that use humor to convey a serious message, songs that are just plain funny, and sweet songs that may remind you of pleasant memories. The duo alternates taking the lead and singing harmony, and Lacika will jump from bass to banjo, pausing only to take the time to tune the dang banjo.