When I was two years old, my mother asked me to find my brother so, instead of looking for him, I took my tricycle and rode it into town to my father’s office. We lived in Governor, NY and, as a civil engineer, he was building the bridge across the St. Lawrence river. Imagine my father’s surprise to find me in his office. The story goes, he called my mother and said guess who is sitting on my lap?

Was it my first act of defiance? I’m not sure. But I know that I knew what I wanted to do when I did it. So that’s why this image, Girl With a Dream, Inspired me to write this song.

Cathy GrierMarch 10, 2020Comment

Happy Holidays news

image by Bruce Rose Door Community Auditorium. Fish Creek, WI

Greetings from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin…

After an amazingly full performance schedule this summer, culminating with the super fun concert at Door Community Auditorium (DCA), I am now concentrating on finishing up a full production album featuring many guest stars (more on that in a future newsletter). The album entitled I'm All Burn should be released sometime this winter. The DCA concert was a goal of mine to achieve since moving to Door County. It's a lovely performance hall, and I brought in amazing musicians to be part of my Troublemakers band. I was able to produce a show of original songs in a concert setting. The first set was mostly acoustic with me performing in duets until the last song, when I brought everyone out before

Cathy GrierDecember 16, 2019Comment

Trailer Documentary Film score I wrote

I am thrilled to share that “My First And Last Film,” a Documentary Film that I composed and performed the score for , is now making it’s way through film festivals. The film Director and crew are fromMilwaukee. The film will be screened at the Milwaukee Film Festival Oct 18th, 23rd and 29th.

Here is the trailer and my music. Hope you get a chance to see the film.

filmCathy GrierOctober 8, 2019my first and last film, Milwaukee Film festivalComment

Summer of fun in Wisconsin

Thank you for a great Summer season of performances in Wisconsin. And so much fun performing with my amazing Troublemakers band, and others who joined me this summer: Tony Menzer, and Paul Exworthy, bass; Jamey Clark, and Rob Gay, Tony Wagner and Zach Vogel, drums; Jim Ohlschmidt, guitar; Johnny O, Bryan Koenig, and Jim Schwarz, harmonica; Erik Bertaud and John Salerno, sax/flute; Genevieve Heyward, and Gervis Myles, backing vocals; Steve Hamilton, Aaron Fischer and Mark Thiede, engineers; Teflon, PR; Ty Helbach, photographer; Jadacey and Cassey for help at Summerfest; and the amazing Ruby James for the fun Monday night's at Glidden Lodge.

And many thanks to all the places

Cathy GrierSeptember 9, 2019Performance, concert, troublemakers, blogComment

September Concert at Door Community Auditorium

I am very excited to have my own show at Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek, WI

Since I arrived in Door County in 2016, it’s going to be like none other you have seen of me performing. DCA is a seated concert venue. My band The Troublemakers are a fantastic group of all-star musicians who love and live the blues. Special guests, stories from my 40 year career. and just a lot of Troublemaking fun. Hope you get your tickets asap.

More information and tickets can be purchased here

Some info on Troublemaker’s Band:

Tony Menzer (Bass) has been on the music scene for over 55 years. Unemployable in the real world, he turned to a life of Music and art. He has been fortunate enough to spend time on stage with the likes of Clyde Stubblefield (20 years), W.C. Clark (10 years), Victor de Lorenzo, Bill Lordan, Hubert Sumlin and Jackson Browne to name a few. His background in the blues world includes….

Cathy GrierAugust 24, 2019Comment

Summer 2019

Hello and Happy Summer,

I am enjoying an amazing start to summer with a great lineup of gigs throughout Wisconsin, but mostly in Door County, WI (called the Cape Cod of the mid-west).

Surrounded by water it is a lovely place to be.

Cathy GrierJuly 2, 2019Comment

2019 Calendar

Cathy GrierMay 14, 2019Comment

A Song for Etta

I wrote a song for my poodle Etta who passed away October 10, 2018. She was by my side since birth and her sister Lily is figuring out a new world to navigate. Suffice to say music helped me to grieve. Stay tuned for a music video to be released next holiday season. In the meantime I recorded it in studio and happy to share the track here.

Cathy GrierJanuary 17, 2019audio, original song, cathy grier musicComment