Cat Valley formed in 2016, based around the partnership between Whitney Flinn and Abby Hegge, who both sing, play guitar and write songs. They first met at a party and were so impressed with each other’s music, they knew right away they wanted to form a band.
The original rhythm section was Sam Bolt on drums and Autumn Marceau on bass, but Melanie Sehman took over the drum chair in 2018 and bassist Kristen Stanovich joined up in 2021.
They’ve quickly become local favorites
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