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About Me

.... .. By the time you start reading this you can pretty much figure that we are a duo with multiple personalities with multiple instruments and a style we venture to say, that can't really be categorized. Yea, there's a banjo and a mandolin but that doesnt really make us bluegrass. And Guy likes the electric guitar too. And that resonator guitar with the blues harp means we like roots music and wish we really were still from the south but, truth is, we live next to the Rio Grande in Los Lunas, NM. Even if we cross the Rio Grande here, we still end up in . . . Los Lunas.

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." Hey,hey My, My, Sing Out Magazine is Real Nice....

And here is another way to hear US!

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Music:

Member Since: 7/27/2006
Band Website: tencatslaughing.com
Band Members: Guy and Lisa with occasional special guests Will Dicharry (fiddle), Jose Armijo (bass), and Suki Kuehn (cello)
Influences: Lisa: I am inspired by Bill Keith, Nancy Sinatra, Alberta Hunter (a nurse like myself who aspired to singing/songwriting), Patti Smith, Leonard Bernstein, Patsy Montana, 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. You've been marked on my visitor map! Click to zoom in.

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My Blog

Us, you, and the homeless guy

Now for all you rapid 10 cats people, I know you are just hanging onto this long lost, and yet not lost, blog. We too have gigs....and where we play it rains, and we are talking 'bout NM. We play the ...
Posted by Ten Cats Laughing on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:47:00 PST

TCL nominated -- novelty tune

Yes, it's true. TCL is a nominee in this year's New Mexico Music Awards -- novelty tunes category -- for their catchy little ditty "Spank Me, Ed". The tune spans the range of musicality an...
Posted by Ten Cats Laughing on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:31:00 PST

What should We Name our Next CD and other Musings

After a year of going public as Ten Cats Laughing you'd think we would have gotten this "We have a band" thing out of our system. And we'd be content to play music in our living room and muse ab...
Posted by Ten Cats Laughing on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:55:00 PST

Quiet time for Ten Cats Laughing

All is quiet in the land of the cats......shhhhhhhhhhhhh....we haven't gone away. Just slightly to the south you will find us reinventing ourselves. ...
Posted by Ten Cats Laughing on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:12:00 PST

git yer motor bloggin . . .da da da da da

To paraphrase the philosopher Ali G: we is keepin' it real .... respect [this is the part where we touch our knuckles together . . . come on, put up your hand] As relatively new gigsters, the L...
Posted by Ten Cats Laughing on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:28:00 PST

Many de songs we sung

OK...Ed's Been spanked at least a few times and TCL is thrilled that they have broken into the music scene of ABQ, thanks to the Blue Dragon. And for all of you souls sitting there sipping your teas, ...
Posted by Ten Cats Laughing on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:10:00 PST

Spank Me, Ed will return soon......

I accidentally deleted it and now I can't get it to run......sooooooooooo, hold tight and maybe by 2 am it will work
Posted by Ten Cats Laughing on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 11:04:00 PST

it's alright ma, I'm only bloggin' -- v.1

From Guy -- Just returned from Ten Cats Laughing first ever road trip. We're ready to play some more.Many thanks to the people who came to see us play and, especially, to the venues who let us i...
Posted by Ten Cats Laughing on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:36:00 PST

Ten Cats Dance Back to Green Chili Cheeseland

Viva La Louisiane et La Mississippi....thanks to the fine folks who gave us such a warm welcome in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Hammond, and Ocean Springs. And yes, we were lucky enough to have Mr....
Posted by Ten Cats Laughing on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:55:00 PST

Ten Cats Laughing Heading to Gulf Coast/South Lousiana!

Look ! We are going on tour! Maiden voyage for us and we are heading to the hinterland...the land where it all started. Here I am wasting time when I should be practicing....well, this is my first blo...
Posted by Ten Cats Laughing on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:43:00 PST