MUSICIAN & SONGWRITER
“Imagine Melissa Etheridge & Jann Arden as one entity!
A multi-talented performer who writes and sings from the core of her very being.
Recipient of the 2008 Diane London Award; (Fredericton, NB), a NB Oscar
for Autism (for her co-written song I’m In Here); she has performed three
times at the ECMA’s and been a finalist for the CBC Galaxie of Rising Stars
Showcase.
Cathy has also opened for Canada’s First Lady of Country Music, Carroll
Baker, at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John, NB, and was invited back on
stage to sing the closing song with Carroll. Additionally, she has performed
at numerous theatres and fundraising events throughout the Maritimes
including the Playhouse in Fredericton, and the Atlantic National Exhibition,
and toured solo across Canada from coast to coast three times.
Cathy’s first CD “Not Goin’ Back” was recorded in Nashville in 2007,
backed by stellar musicians such as Mike Brignardello (Jake Owen,
Gretchen Wilson, Faith Hill) Pat Buchanan (Hall & Oats, Dixie Chicks, Don Henley), and Lonnie Wilson (Brooks and Dunn, Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw).
Her second CD, entitled “Free Wheelin’”, engineered and produced in 2018
by Paul Milner, (Eddy Grant, Keith Richards, Matt Andersen, Glass Tiger)
pays homage to the blues and classic rock music that Cathy loves so
much. It is an unforgettable collection of 10 originals and one cover song
that are both a testament to joy and the resilience of the human spirit.
In 2023, Cathy recorded two new singles at Pumpk’n Patch Studio in
Memramcook, NB; (“True Soulmate” and “Wish I Could Write That Song”),
both produced and played on by the multi-talented Danny Bourgeois. Each
of these songs has received rave reviews from industry critics around the
world, and are currently receiving thousands of spins each week.
Cathy is returning to the studio again in 2024 to record more of her
uplifting, original music, so stay tuned!