Cathy Arsenault

Cathy lives with her family in Victoria Harbour, along the Bay of Fundy shore on 100 acres of woodland and streams.  Her artistry finds expression through rich watercolour landscape painting and warm alto melodies that invite the listener into a world of evocative images.  She has been performing original songs at folk venues since 1977, when she christened "Fundy Bay Blues" at a coffeehouse in Prince Rupert.  Since then, her love of song and harmonies has been heard in local choirs, variety and benefit shows, kitchen parties, local radio ("All the Best"), and TV.

Living in a vibrant musical community, Cathy has been involved with several musical projects and collaborations, one of which was Rhythm Method, whose first appearance was at the inaugural Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival.  From 1987 to 1995, this group of six friends, four of whom were songwriters, arranged and performed original songs for concert and dance audiences.  Some highlight engagements were: The Chapin Brothers Folk Concert, Folk Harbour Festival, an International Health benefit at the Flamingo in Halifax, "New Faces" on ATV, and Atlantic Airwaves".  In 1990, Rhythm Method released their independently produced cassette "Under the Moonlight" at the Casino Theatre. More recently, Cathy participated in the Fundy Folk Songwriters Project, recorded by CBC Radio.

As a member of Cuckoo Moon and as a solo performer, Cathy continues to develop her creative process of writing interpretive landscape into song.
[Heather Holm photo]

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