Info on how to purchase tickets coming soon!

Fabulous line up lincluding: Chance McCoy, Fink, Marxer & Gleaves, T-Mart Rounders and more in Elkins, WV – Mountain Stage Live from Augusta Festival.

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.

Carroll Cafe is located at Seekers Church across the street from the Takoma Metro station.

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An Evening with Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer with Special guest Beth Lee at Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC.

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.

GRAMMY® winners Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer host the evening with Pete & Maura Kennedy, The Bumper Jacksons Duo, Patrick McAvinue, and Mark Schatz.

GRAMMY® winners Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer host the evening with Pete & Maura Kennedy, The Bumper Jacksons Duo, Patrick McAvinue, and Mark Schatz.

The 23rd Annual Hank Williams Tribute line up features Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Pete and Maura Kennedy, The Bumper Jacksons Duo, Patrick McAvinue, and Mark Schatz.

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.

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.