Karen (Bubbly):
By day: a harmless retired music teacher. At night: a gifted rock musician. She delivers powerful vocals blended with elegant piano riffs in addition to robust synth, organ and stringed fills. She has performed in a variety of bands and ensembles in the area since 1987. She brings an impressive resume with bands such as Vinyl Groov, Tickled Pink, Strange Eden, Full House, Mustang, Slick, and Acoustic Synergy. She occasionally pairs up with local guitar players to do acoustic duo shows for the smaller venues.

Erik:
While always calm and collected away from the stage, he likes to cut loose and put his creative juices to work with his guitar in hand. Erik never fails to bring high quality riffs, gutsy solos, and captivating lead vocals to the TUG audience. Erik's musical mastery began with the exciting lead electric guitar solos in the long hair bands of the 80's. He has used the technical licks he mastered and broadened his lead repertoire incorporating blues, R N B, Pop, Southern Rock and even Country. Karen and Erik are the original founding members of TUG.

Cathleen (Cat):
This young lady totally rocks the low end rhythm section. Also a music teacher, she offers a broad knowledge of instruments, music styles, and repertoire. We had discovered her while she was reluctantly filling in on bass guitar for a local jam session. Never having played before, she began catching on to it so quickly that everyone encouraged her to continue. Now there seems to be no stopping her. When we invited her to join The Unusual Guests, she had to learn nearly 40 songs in less than 30 days to prepare for her first gig: a huge feat even for veteran players. She did indeed learn every one and that first show was a complete success. She now adds a new flavor to the song list with her flowing lead and backup vocals. Cat brings rich know-how and expression to the group that we all adore.

Brandon:
The newest member of the band, Brandon has been drumming for 20+ years, and 10 years professionally. He started out playing mostly 90’s Rock and Classic Rock with his family band and later transitioned into playing professionally with other bands in the Philadelphia area. He moved to Cumberland County around 4 years ago and recently started looking for a band to play with in the area. He is ready to bring his drumming experience and free spirited energy to TUG.


Collectively Speaking:
Brandon's energetic rhythm along with Erik's eclectic guitar knowledge has allowed this group to present tunes from easy listening to hard rock. Add to that Karen's buttery smooth vocals and keys as well as Cathleen's stylish bass grooves and you have a recipe for top quality entertainment. Come experience their 3 and 4 part vocal harmonies and exquisitely done, (sometimes forgotten,) cover tunes. You won't be sorry as they will likely send you home with a smile and humming that song.