Press

“Historic preservation at its finest.” Jeff Echert, The Pacific Northwest Inlander
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"Some of the best songwriting that I have heard.” Norvel Trosst, Spokane Public Radio
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"Awesome, awesome stuff.” Dan Maher Northwest Public Radio
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“You’d be hard pressed to find many couples more devoted to creating music than Bill and Kathy Kostelec. In the folk music of Blue Ribbon Tea Company, they tell stories that are impossible to dislike.” The Pacific Northwest Inlander
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“Bill Kostelec carries on the tradition of Woody Guthrie in his modern folk songs with strong lyrics and memorable melodies.” Spokane Public Radio program guide

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News

photo courtesy Spokane Public Radio

Welcome to the new BRTC music web home! Take a look around and learn more about the music of Bill & Kathy Kostelec.

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Summer 2010

The summer of 2010 has been great so far. We performed several shows around the Spokane area including a KPBX Kids Concert at the Bing Crosby Theater in July. It was fun to be back on our favorite stage, this time taking a break from our more serious songs and performing to a house full of kids of all ages.

Immediately following the kids concert we took off for the National Folk Festival in Butte, Montana where we kicked back and enjoyed listening to great music from all around the country and all over the world.

Later in July we made a trip to Portland and played for some wonderful people on a floating house on the Columbia River…a magical evening. While in Portland we finally made it to Artichoke Music where we met more new friends and got to hang out in the store with Dick Weissman strumming just a few feet away from us. Artichoke is much more than a store and a must visit location for folk music fans who visit Portland.

Between travels and shows we’re steadily making progress on our 5th cd, so stay tuned for more music by The Blue Ribbon Tea Company.

Bill & Kathy