Finger-pickin’ blues and piano, too
Helen is a classically trained pianist who threw it all away to play old-time blues and boogie woogie. She performs throughout the coastside, playing honky-tonk piano in a country swing band, then adding acoustic and resonator guitar when playing solo.
Videos
Performances and recordings spanning 30 years of playing country and Delta blues, finger-style acoustic guitar, slide on the resonator, and piano boogie-woogie and blues.
2-minute sampler: Helen plays Skip James, Catfish Keith, Katie Webster, & Louis Jordan.
Upcoming solo events
Based in La Honda, California, Helen performs regularly at coastside restaurants and other venues. Find out where she’ll be next.
Friday, March 20, 2026, 5-7:30pm: Join me for dinner and live music at the all-famous Alice’s Restaurant, where I’ll be playing out back by the bar. Located at Skyline and highway 84.
Helen’s CD
Listen to vintage Helen Casabona as she plays her style of old-time guitar and piano classics, by Blind Lemon Jefferson, Skip James, Ray Charles, Billie Holiday, and more.
Sitting On The Curbstone
With Three On The Tree
Helen plays piano in a local old-time country and swing band, Three On The Tree. Check us out and find out where we’ll be soon.
Helen with Three On The Tree: Old-time country, rockin’ Western Swing, and originals. All the songs you didn’t know were your favorites!