Pete Seeger, Mike Seeger, Boswell Sisters, Django Reinhartd, Bob Wills, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Alice Gerrard & Hazel Dickens, Patsy Montana, Ola Belle Reed, The Original Carter Family, The Original Sloth Band, Ken Whitely, Jackie Washington, Ella Jenkins, Ukulele Ike, Doc Watson-you name it, we love it!
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So many things-original gals with influences all over the place.
Grammy winners / Folk musicians / Children's musicians
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“They are spellbinding acoustic musicians, with a rare mastery of American roots styles. Parents will be as entertained by the sublime musicianship and droll lyricism as kids are by all the musical mischief.”
The Boston Globe
GRAMMY WINNERS, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer are a formidable powerhouse of sound, with a repertoire of traditional and contemporary folk, old-time country and swing music. Their superb harmonies are backed by instrumental virtuosity on the acoustic and electric guitar, five-string banjo, mandolin, pennywhistle, ukuleles and many other instruments. Cathy & Marcy's family concerts have set the standard for family participation and fun while their recordings have inspired kids, parents, grandparents, teachers and friends to sing together and enjoy the magic of music.
They have been nominated for a total of THIRTEEN Grammy Awards, and won two GRAMMY Awards for BON APPETIT! MUSICAL FOOD FUN and “cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins”, in the Best Musical Album for Children category. In 2003, they were nominated for three Grammy awards, including their eclectic CD, “POSTCARDS” in the Best Traditional Folk Album category. Also nominated in Trad. Folk for "Live in the UK: Tom Paxton with Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer".
2008 GRAMMY FINALIST BANJO TALKIN’ and highly acclaimed THE OLD TIME BANJO FESTIVAL re-established the duo's connections to traditional old time music.
The duo tours year round sharing their love of five-string banjo, cello banjo, tenor banjo, banjo ukulele and melody banjo. An eclectic repertoire of traditional and original songs, along with period music and their superb harmonies makes for a wonderful concert. And don't miss their amazing family shows - there's a reason these gals have 2 GRAMMY Awards!
Cathy & Marcy have been keynote singers for the AFL-CIO, entertained the Queen of Thailand, performed at hundreds of folk festivals, appeared on the "Today Show" and on National Public Radio. They have been honored with 45 WAMMY Awards from the Washington Area Music Association. Cathy & Marcy have shared the stage with Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger, Patsy Montana, and a long list of notables in folk and country music.
Cathy and Marcy won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2006 for the title song of their latest CD, ”SCAT LIKE THAT”.
Thank you for adding the legendary NLDA to your list of friends, we all appreciate it. The Nashville Line Dancers Aalen (NLDA) have been performing this dance style with great enthusiasm already for several years. The group performs more than 180 dances of the category Country Line Dance and is regarded as one of Europe's Top Show Line Dancers.''Tribute To The King Of Music & Viva Las Vegas Dance Show'' - their dance show is viewed as unique in Europe. They also act as background dancers in the show of the great, internationally well known Elvis impersonator Jack Favor. Their many performances speak for themselves: NLDA is Line Dance Show at it's best, famous by Radio and Television !!! www. nlda. de
Thanks for the friend request! Awesome music!! Have a fantastic summer! Denise Morris-author/illustrator of "Frankie's Strange Day at the Zoo" www. FrankieStrange. com
Interesting that you would make a friend request now. You're goiong to be in the "area" on the 12th. I'm always looking for music for my store. Check out www. myspace. com/rompyshouse
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Thanks for the invite! Hope you enjoy the music. Help spread the word about my music by telling all of your friends, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
CATHY AND MARCY, THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH FOR ACCEPTING MY REQUEST AND ADDING ME TO YOU CIRCLE OF FRIENDS. THE VERY BEST TO YOU BOTH IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU SET OUT TO DO IN LIFE IS MY WISH FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. KEEP ROCKIN' SISTERS, CHUCK CHAVEZ
Hey there Cathy. Enjoyed seeing you at Mid West Banjo Camp, looking forward to next year. Cop a listen to some of my chickin pickin when you have a minute. Thanks Jimmy DeHeno.
Hi Guys, love your stuff. Thanks for the add/request. Nice to hear some feel good music first thing in the morning. Keep spreading the joy to the young ones. need more folks like you on this planet. PS i also love pie
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