Catya's Trio performs a mix of original and traditional
blues, swing, contemporary acoustic music, and some
familiar and some not so familiar stuff.
Catya's Trio Features:
o Singer / songwriter / guitarist, Catya,
o Tenor saxophonist, Sue Orfield,
o Randy Sinz on bass.
CATYA & SUE
This duo performs original and traditional blues, swing, and contemporary acoustic music.Featuring:
o Tenor saxophonist, Sue Orfield
o Singer / songwriter / guitarist, Catya
CODE BLUE
Code Blue performs original and traditional blues, swing, and R&B.
Code Blue features:
o Singer / songwriter / guitarist, Catya,
o Tenor saxophonist, Sue Orfield,
o Randy Sinz on bass,
o David Schrader on drums,
o And the Twin Cities' blues guitarist, John Franken!
FERAL CATS
Feral Cats is a four piece low down Blues Band performing primarily original and traditional blues.
Feral Cats feature:
o Singer / songwriter / guitarist, Catya,
o The Twin Cities' blues guitarist, John Franken!
o with a red-hot rhythm section.
Solo
In her solo act, Catya performs Originals, Contemporary Acoustic Music, and Traditional Blues & Swing. Catya wrote her first song at the age of 8. She began performing her and other people's songs professionally in 1978 and, before moving to Wisconsin, worked in clubs all over New England, the Southwest, and Northern California.
on BassCatya also freelances as a Blues bass player on a Fender electric P-bass (4-string). She's played gigs with Darrell Nulisch, Jon Ross, Brian Templeton & Kid Bangham, Chuck "The Cat" Morris, The Paramounts, The Short Brothers(as "Penny Short"), and various other acts in New England.
In the Greater Upper Mississippi Valley area she's gigged with Howard Luedtke, David Jones & the Jones Tones, Tim Caswell, Poppy Moelter, and Joe T. Cook & the Longshots.
on Guitar
Catya, occasionally, freelances on guitar. She's worked as a guitarist with Lucy Creek, R4, and The Sue Orfield Band.
