Guy (guitars-resonator, electric, acoustic--mandolin, blues harps) and Lisa (guitar, banjo)
Influences
Lisa: I am inspired by Bill Keith and Bela Fleck, Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, Nancy Sinatra, Alberta Hunter (a nurse like myself who aspired to singing/songwriting), Patti Smith, Leonard Bernstein, Cat Power, anyone named John- June-Joni -Joan-Jane, Sueleen Gay, Bruce Springsteen and Patty Scialfa, my farm animals, Tony Joe White and many other southern roots musicians too numerous to count.
Guy: I listened to all of the music of South Louisiana while growing up there. In addition to the local music, I was influenced by "Sing Along with Mitch" records, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton on television, Delta blues, folk music, the Chipmunks, John Prine, and Dale and Grace. My guitar playing has been influenced by Mel Bay, Doc Watson, Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal, George Harrison, Django Reinhardt, Eric Clapton, Jerry Reed, Mick Taylor, Freddie Green, Keith Richards, Clarence White, and every guitar player that I have tried to steal licks from.
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.... As a duo whose musical style is most accurately described as Americana roots music, Ten Cats Laughing uses guitars, banjo, mandolin, voices, and blues harps to create its unique sound. Guy and Lisa live down by the river in Los Lunas and sometimes up in the Latir Mountains near Questa.
We've got one really great review for our first CD from FROM SING OUT ! MAGAZINE (Spring, 2007, Vol.51 1) --They say, "Ten Cats Laughing have created a very personal CD chock full of surprises at every turn and they've done it on their own terms." Our second CD (also as a duo) "For Two It Us" was one of five nominated by the New Mexico Music awards as Best of the Year.
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