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Cat's Claw "happened" together in January 1993 when a string of old acquaintances had each received an invitation to the same wedding party. When this fact was realised, the idea was mooted to hold a few practices and stage a short ceilidh by way of a wedding present... The dance was a huge success, the scratch musicians (aah... that's where the name comes from!) were told that their sound worked a treat - and so a new band was born! Working centre stage, Guy is responsible for the band's characteristic rhythmic style with an understanding developed through a six-year apprenticeship in various South Wales bands. Selyf and Imogen go on flights of fancy in and around the tune, emphasising Bob's critical role in pinning the whole thing down with a strong and rock steady bass beat. Veronica's calling adds to the band. She reads her audience well and turns them into dancers, adapting the dances to suit so she can call for novices and experienced dancers alike. But then you might find Bob switching to guitar as Guy plays harmonica or Imogen playing whistle or bodhran (or anything else she fancies) - nobody sits still in this band! Cat's Claw is fundamentally an all-acoustic band that gets your feet moving and the repertoire consists of music that the band enjoys playing together, whether Welsh, Irish, European or American - it's all lined up and waiting for the Cat's Claw treatment!