Catherine Boyd:
CLASS OF 1988
Martin High SchoolClass of 1988
Arlington, TX
Harvard UniversityClass of 1992
Cambridge, MA
Catherine's Story
Graduated Martin HS, then went off to (very frightening) Boston area for college. Graduated Harvard with a degree in English; never really used the degree but that's OK! At least I can write anything, which comforts me.
Went to NYC to try modeling (hated it), then joined a rock band playing violin. I've played with Willie Nelson, kd Lang, Bowzer from Sha Na Na (for real, and he's still very cute and energetic, which amazed me). Went on Willie's bus a couple of times, and there was absolutely no smoke on board. Gracious and sweet.
Currently I play violin in a 14 piece wedding band. I play everything: ACDC, Rick James, Lynyrd Skynyrd (sp?), you name it. I also do classical music for ceremonies, solo and with flute/ mandolin/ guitar/ piano/ harp. I took up mandolin because Susan was busy once! I really enjoy playing guitar, too, but I'm not at a professio...Expand for more
nal standard on it or anything yet.
I study South Indian violin with Adrian L'Armand in Swarthmore every week. I've been studying this style for 10 years and I absolutely love it. Other players in the style: M.S. Gopalakrishnan, Lalgudi Jayaraman, L. Subramaniam. There are others, but those are the main ones.
Remaining goals in life: write write write (novels, short stories, plays, poetry), and create a PBS special on world music. And maybe have one kid, because by now, I probably will do a decent job of raising them. I've got my head half figured out, you know?
I'm getting married in May of this year. I play all these weddings, and you'd think I'd be jaded, but I'm not. I'm as freaked out as all the brides! LOL! Funny stuff. I HAVE TO have a harp player for the ceremony, and I HAVE TO carry red roses. Yeesh! :-)
OK, I've been rambling long enough!
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