Category: Live music events

We’d like to thank the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens for inviting us to play for the Mad Hatter Mixer last Friday.  What a wonderful night it was!  It is a kick being the Queen of Hearts.  Dave Lunn filled in for Jake Johnson on sax and played brilliantly as did Ben Parrish on guitar and Pete McDonnell on drums.

I got this lovely email from Pete Laybourn that meant so much to me:

“It is all too rare that we have an opportunity to thoroughly enjoy ourselves at a Cheyenne social function that was as all around perfect as the garden party Friday night. The night, the site, the food, the purpose and the MUSIC were all of the highest quality. On occasions like that I am always very happy when I feel that our community is hitting the right note and that the activity we are engaged in couldn’t be outdone anywhere, not in Denver, San Francisco or Santa Fe.  All of your practice, preparation and equipment management came together harmoniously, what a wonderful accomplishment.”

We had so much fun playing for Hansen and Associates’ grand opening celebration of their new offices in the the historic Whipple House and we were delighted to have our friends from the band, Swing That Cat!, sit in.  Michele Lacovitti Peraino is their lead singer and also wrote one of the songs they performed.  Her husband, Chris, plays guitar and Hugh Luck joined us on flute.  

We are honored to be playing for Friday’s grand opening celebration of the newly renovated Whipple House, the new offices of Hansen and Associates.  We will be joined by these two lovely people–Hugh Alan Luck and Michele Peraino, both artists as well as fine musicians from Wenonah, New Jersey.  The have their own band, Swing That Cat, and (I’m sure they will want to go home with Pete’s drums).   Hugh plays the flute and Michele sings.   Super-classy.  What a kick!

Check out their website     http://www.swingthatcat.band/