Cat Wells

Vernon, BC

$200 and up

Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

20+ years experience as a seasoned professional vocalist with a diverse musical style, successfully combining Rock, Pop, Country, Blues and Jazz. Cat has shared the stage with the Ray Charles Orchestra, ZZ Top, the Crash Test Dummies, Jeff Healey and many others. Her uncanny ability to mimic voices has lead her to give hair raising performances as Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks and others.


Reviews

8 reviews

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Alysha M.

September 24, 2023
Verified review

Highly recommend

Such a wonderful evening. Great music

Hired as: Singing Guitarist

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Cat Wells

Hey Alysha,
Thanks for the positive review. I hope you all had a great celebration and don't have too bad of a hang-over today LOL. Can you please pass my contact information on to Julie. I meant to give it to her before I left.
Cheers,

Cat


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Marlene C.

September 9, 2023
Verified review

Cat was fantastic

Cat was fantastic, everyone really enjoyed her music we look forward to having perform again, Thank you Cat !!!!

Hired as: Singing Guitarist

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Cat Wells

Thank you Marlene, You and your neighbours were a pleasure to perform for. What a great hood you live in.


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Bonnie J.

February 28, 2023
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Great Evening

Cat played background music for us during a dinner party for 20 people. She played and sang beautifully and we would definitely book her again.

Hired as: Singing Guitarist

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Cat Wells

Thank you Bonnie, I look forward to entertaining your awesome group in the future


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Wendy S.

September 11, 2022
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Talented! Fun! Lively!

Cat is a creative entertainer, she brings a very fun spirit to an event and we would most happily book her again!

Hired as: Singing Guitarist


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Michelle W.

May 2, 2022
Verified review

Great for private parties!

Cat was fantastic!

We hired her for my parent’s vow renewal where she played for the ceremony and party afterwards. She played all of their favourite songs and her voice is absolutely amazing. The party did not stop!

We look forward to hiring Cat again for any future events we host!

Hired as: Singing Guitarist

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Cat Wells

Michelle, thank you so much for letting me be a part of your mom and dads special day. They are blessed to have you as a daughter. All of your guests were super friendly and so generous. It would be my absolute pleasure to perform for any of you again. (I'm still nibbling on the care package) ;)

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Booking information

Price range: $200 and up

Languages: English

Gig length: 30 - 240 minutes

Insurance: $1,000,000 - As required per each event.

What to expect

~ Repertoire includes over 1000 songs
~ Dresses for the event
~ Easy to work with
~ Can perform as one of the following characters for an extra fee:
Tina Turner
Janis Joplin
Melissa Etheridge
Stevie Nicks
(More Characters coming soon, please ask at time of booking)
~ Excellent stage presence
~ Willing to MC your special event
~ Will work with event planners to provide themed entertainment
~ Can provide a song list of over 500 tunes so your audience gets exactly what they want to hear.
~ Includes a professional sound system.
~ Willing learn new songs specifically for your special occasion

About

Vocalist Cat Wells is a musical tour-de-force. Born in Toronto, she climbed out of the womb singing and found early heroes in Billie Holiday, Etta James and Janis Joplin. With over 20 years as a seasoned professional vocalist, Cat brings an abundance of experience to each show. She has a diverse musical style, successfully combining Pop, Country, Bluegrass, Rock, Funk, Jazz and Blues. Amongst her long list of credits, Cat has shared the stage with the Ray Charles Orchestra, ZZ Top, the Crash Test Dummies and Jeff Healey. She has performed for audiences as large as 10,000 with her blues band “PHAT Betty”, wowed communities as she fronted the 15 piece Funk band “Soul Function” and performed along side the 35 piece Okanagan Symphony Orchestra. She has performed in venues stretching across North American and Europe and throughout the Caribbean. Her uncanny ability to mimic voices has lead her to give hair raising performances as Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks and others.

Although she enjoys fronting a live band, Cat has also compacted her talent in to a one woman show playing guitar and belting out tunes from every genre and era. Whether it’s an acoustic ballad or a ballsy Pop tune enhanced by tasteful backing tracks, Cat delivers a wide variety of material sure to please everyone’s tastes. Cat loves to involve her audience and encourages them to look through her song list to request favorites, jump on the mic to sing along and even sit in if they play an instrument. Throw in a little humor and hand full of audience participation and you’ve got a recipe for a packed house full of happy clientele.

Looking for a little more? Cat also performs as a duo, trio or with her Blues Band PHAT Betty and her tribute band Metal Stiletto.

Additional booking notes

For Solo/Duo performance, please provide a 6' x 6' stage, change room (even a tent is ok), clean 110 power.

For Full Band Performance, Please provide an 8' x 16' stage

Past booked events

September 2023

23

Saturday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Lake Country, BC

08

Friday

House Party

6:00pm - 7:30pm

West Kelowna, BC

February 2023

25

Saturday

Dinner Party

5:30pm - 9:00pm

Kelowna, BC

September 2022

10

Saturday

Cocktail Party

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Kelowna, BC

July 2022

23

Saturday

Restaurant/Bar Event

8:00pm - 11:00pm

Lytton, BC

02

Saturday

House Party

7:00pm - 10:00pm

Keremeos, BC

April 2022

30

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Kelowna, BC

December 2021

16

Thursday

Dinner Party

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Vernon, BC

August 2021

18

Wednesday

Concert

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Lake Country, BC

August 2020

08

Saturday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Kelowna, BC

July 2018

28

Saturday

House Party

7:00pm - 8:30pm

West Kelowna, BC

14

Saturday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Kelowna, BC

01

Sunday

Festival

12:00pm - 4:00pm

Kelowna, BC

October 2017

28

Saturday

House Party

9:00pm - 10:00pm

Kamloops, BC

07

Saturday

Metal Stiletto - A Tribute to Female Rockers

8:00pm - 10:00pm

September 2017

29

Friday

Metal Stiletto - A Tribute to Female Rockers

9:00pm - 11:55pm

08

Friday

Cat Wells ~ Solo Acoustic

8:00pm - 10:00pm

Team

Hans Edblad Percussion/Vocals
Jim Lester Guitar/Vocals
Dave Chabot Bass/Vocals

Set list

Another Piece of My Heart - Janis Joplin
Barracuda - Heart
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Can't Get Enough or Your Love - Bad Company
Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge
Hey Bartender - Blues Brothers
Hippy Hippy Shake - Georgia Satellites
Life is a Hwy - Ton Cochrane
Liza Jane - Vince Gill
Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers
Looking Out My Back Door - CCR
Mamma Let Him Play - Jerry Doucette
Middle of the Road -Pretenders
Mustang Sally - Wilson Picket
Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger
Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy - Big and Rich
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
This Love - Maroon 5
Tush - ZZ Top
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
What's Up - 4 Non Blondes

Influences and inspiration

Largely influenced by Etta James and Janis Joplin in her developmental stage, Cat has an ability to mimic voices and has been told she sounds like Melissa Etheridge, Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland), Tina Tuner, Amy Winehouse and many others.

I love anything with a driving beat or moving lyrics

Setup requirements

brings her own Mackie system and stage lights

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