Calendar
Cathy & Marcy join Middle C Music’s Myrna Sislen for “How to Make the Most of the Ukulele Explosion”, at The NAMM Show 2019 (National Association of Music Merchants).
Cathy & Marcy Perform from 7-9pm!
Join Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer & Sam Gleaves with Special Guest Chao Tian (Chinese dulcimer).
Doors open at 7:00pm
Join Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer and Sam Gleaves for an evening of tunes selected from their debut release “Shout and Shine” and more folk/bluegrass/traditional music favorites.
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Official Showcase: 5:45 pm–6:15 pm
McGarrigle Room @ Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2019 Folk Alliance International Conference
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer @ Shubb Capos Showcase – Capo Cabana
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Showcase: 10:30-11pm
Folk Alliance Traditional Room @ Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Duo Showcase
1:00pm – Club Montreal Room, Sponsored by Coyote Entertainment
10:30-10:55pm
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Showcase
Si Kahn’s 75th Birthday Celebration
The Gordon Lightfoot Room (Van Horne Room)
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Also on the program…
11:00-11:55 pm: Mother Jones In Heaven
12-12:25 am: Joe Jencks
12:30-12:55 am: Cairdeas
1:00-1:25 am: Joe Jencks & Si Kahn
1:30-1:55 am: Mara Levine
2:00-2:30 am: Cairdeas
Cathy & Marcy perform at Wintergrass 2019 along with a stellar line-up including Steep Canyon Rangers, Blue Highway, Billy Strings, Fireside Collective, Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys, Laurie Lewis, Slocan Ramblers, Marc O’Connor, The Canote Brothers and more. Check out the Wintergrass 2019 website for more information and tickets.
2019 Faculty: Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Aaron Keim, Tracy Kim, Nicole Keim, Matt Weiner, Nova Devonie
2019 Artistic Director: Marianne Brogan, Portland Ukulele Association
Workshop Links:
Improve Your Clawhammer Banjo Playing with Cathy Fink: https://bit.ly/2GtHTPT
Play By Ear – Paper Free! with Cathy Fink: https://bit.ly/2Tz9UZT
Chord Confidence on Ukulele with Marcy Marxer: https://bit.ly/2WOugk5
FLATPICKING ON THE MOUNTAIN
Guitar Flatpicking Intensive (Intermediate and Up)
Instructor: Marcy Marxer
BANJO IN THE MOUNTAINS
Banjo Workshops (Intermediate and Up)
Instructors: Cathy Fink, Adam Hurt
Location Lansing, NC (nearest airports are Charlotte – 3hrs, or Tri-Cities – 2hrs): Near the quaint town of West Jefferson, hiking, arts, crafts and good vibes.
Instructors: Cathy Fink, Claire Lynch, Sam Gleaves
The Ashe County Arts Council welcomes the weekend retreat of songwriting, making music, and celebrating the work of Ola Belle Reed with the Song Writer’s Retreat. The workshop will be held at the Ashe Civic Center Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14, 2019. It is open to songwriters of all genres and styles, and all accompaniment instruments are welcomed.
Workshop space is limited. $200 adults; $150 students. Tuition assistance and limited partial scholarships available. Contact the Ashe County Arts Council to reserve your space; credit cards are accepted. Call 336.846-2787 for more information or to register.
Cathy & Marcy perform and teach at the 2019 11th Annual Reno Ukulele Festival, May 1-4. Check back for more information soon!
Check the Ukefest website for updates on the schedule of workshops, both Cathy & Marcy are scheduled to teach at this festival in addition to performing.
Cathy & Marcy perform at Hughs Room Live!
Duo Concert 5pm Cuddle Up Stage
Banjo Showcase (Cathy & Marcy + more) 6pm Cuddle Up Stage
Cathy & Marcy are instructors at the camp
Cathy & Marcy Perform and Teach Workshops
Cathy & Marcy will be featured artists on California Bluegrass Association’s Bluegrass Pride Float!
Info on how to purchase tickets coming soon!
July 4
12:15pm Cathy & Marcy w/Special Guest Eliza Meyer (Grove Stage)
1:45pm Cathy & Marcy Kids/Family Set (Chimney Stage)
July 6
1:00 Cathy & Marcy (Grove Stage)
3:15 Cathy & Marcy Pete Seeger in the Round (Chimney Stage) w/Special Guest Eliza Meyer + more
note: The full festival lineup is available here
Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Sam Gleaves are instructors at Augusta Heritage’s Vocal Week
Cathy teaches Banjo, Marcy teaches Ukulele – see the Kenossee Kitchen Camp website for more info! https://kenoseekitchenparty.ca
UkeFest Artistic Directors Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer return along with Maureen Andary, Peter Luongo , Daniel Ho, Frank Youngman, Devin Walker, and other guests for five days of skill-based instruction. For those looking for more intensive skill development, Strathmore’s UkeFest is the only program of its kind that offers an advanced track. To register, please visit Strathmore 11th Annual UkeFest 2019.
Cathy teaches a variety of banjo workshops, near Seattle, WA.
Saturday Sept. 21 6:00pm @Theatre Bristol
Sunday, Sept. 22 1:00pm @Bloom
Shout & Shine – A Celebration of Diversity in Bluegrass at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass Wide Open Bluegrass Streetfest! Sponsored by PINECONE The Piedmont Council on Traditional Arts and Bluegrass Situation.
Stay tuned for more info on the location and a link to the performance!
“You Gave Me a Song: Celebrating the Music of Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard,” features artists Alice Gerrard, Laurie Lewis, Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Justin Hiltner, Jon Weisberger and Eliza Meyer.
The show will begin at 5 p.m., lawn seating will be open on a first-come-first-served basis until the venue has reached capacity. A limited number of seats in prime sections will be offered between $50 and $60 per ticket for IBMA members or between $60 and $70 for non-members.Check back for info on purchasing prime section seating.
Ukulele Clinics/Show
Carroll Cafe is located at Seekers Church across the street from the Takoma Metro station.
Click below for map and directions:
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Cathy & Marcy teach along with George Smith and Kent Knorr.
Cathy & Marcy are on the faculty and will be featured performers

Put a little fiddle in your holiday tradition with a spectrum of American folksong!
Strathmore Children’s Chorus collaborates with Grammy winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer on folk arrangements of holiday gems that celebrate the spirit of the season, including the spiritual “Children Go Where I Send Thee,” “Hine Ma Tov,” “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem,” and “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” plus Appalachian tunes and more. The chorus is accompanied by a stellar lineup of roots musicians on guitar, banjo, fiddle, and hammered dulcimer.
7:30 – 8:20pm: Chord Melody Classics for Ukulele
For intermediate/advanced players. Build a collection of “Sing and Play” songs with Chord Melody Arrangements. We’ll sing and play songs like: I Want To Be Happy, Just Because, Ja-Da and more. Players need to be comfortable with Barre Chords. Bring a recording device to class.
8:35-9:25pm: Tenor Banjo Think Tank
This class will focus on Tenor Banjo philosophy. We’ll play chords and chord inversions, connecting them up and down the fingerboard, learn the note names, identify chord tones and play songs from Traditional Tenor Banjo Styles including Ragtime, Blues and New Orleans Jazz. We will NOT play Flight Of The Bumblebee. Bring a recording device to class, and your CGDA-tuned tenor banjo.
1:00-2:00pm: Technique Tune-Up ($35)
For all levels of players. Improve your overall technique, tone, timing and fluidity. Though this is a group class, each participant will be given suggestions. Learn to milk the tone from your banjo, get the most out of left hand positioning, improve your right hand with drills and exercises. Focusing on technique leads to better playing and more enjoyment. Includes tips and tricks for efficient practice, building speed and fluidity.
2:15-4:15pm: Intermediate/Advanced Tunes ($55)
Students must be able to play in G tuning and double C tuning, and be fluent in double thumping (drop thumb). Two tunes will be taught:
D –Briar Picker Brown (Source- Kentucky fiddler Buddy Thomas)
This tune can be played with drive, but also with detail. Learn to play a clean triplet, a synchopated Galax lick, the fiddler’s notes, but also other accompaniment ideas.
G – Shoes and Stockings (Source- Henry Reed, Alan Jabbour)
We will learn this in the common G tuning (gDGBD) and in “Sandy River Belle” tuning (gEAC#E-still in the key of G). Though the melody is simple, there are lots of things you can play to keep it interesting. Each of these tunings offers different characteristics when playing the tune. Open G has more drive, Sandy River Belle tuning has incredible efficiency and more opportunities to play in the higher octave.
7:30 – 8:20pm: Chord Melody Classics for Ukulele
For intermediate/advanced players. Build a collection of “Sing and Play” songs with Chord Melody Arrangements. We’ll sing and play songs like: I Want To Be Happy, Just Because, Ja-Da and more. Players need to be comfortable with Barre Chords. Bring a recording device to class.
8:35-9:25pm: Tenor Banjo Think Tank
This class will focus on Tenor Banjo philosophy. We’ll play chords and chord inversions, connecting them up and down the fingerboard, learn the note names, identify chord tones and play songs from Traditional Tenor Banjo Styles including Ragtime, Blues and New Orleans Jazz. We will NOT play Flight Of The Bumblebee. Bring a recording device to class, and your CGDA-tuned tenor banjo.
7:30 – 8:20pm: Chord Melody Classics for Ukulele
For intermediate/advanced players. Build a collection of “Sing and Play” songs with Chord Melody Arrangements. We’ll sing and play songs like: I Want To Be Happy, Just Because, Ja-Da and more. Players need to be comfortable with Barre Chords. Bring a recording device to class.
8:35-9:25pm: Tenor Banjo Think Tank
This class will focus on Tenor Banjo philosophy. We’ll play chords and chord inversions, connecting them up and down the fingerboard, learn the note names, identify chord tones and play songs from Traditional Tenor Banjo Styles including Ragtime, Blues and New Orleans Jazz. We will NOT play Flight Of The Bumblebee. Bring a recording device to class, and your CGDA-tuned tenor banjo.
7:30 – 8:20pm: Chord Melody Classics for Ukulele
For intermediate/advanced players. Build a collection of “Sing and Play” songs with Chord Melody Arrangements. We’ll sing and play songs like: I Want To Be Happy, Just Because, Ja-Da and more. Players need to be comfortable with Barre Chords. Bring a recording device to class.
8:35-9:25pm: Tenor Banjo Think Tank
This class will focus on Tenor Banjo philosophy. We’ll play chords and chord inversions, connecting them up and down the fingerboard, learn the note names, identify chord tones and play songs from Traditional Tenor Banjo Styles including Ragtime, Blues and New Orleans Jazz. We will NOT play Flight Of The Bumblebee. Bring a recording device to class, and your CGDA-tuned tenor banjo.