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CATHY FINK & MARCY MARXER “As close to flawless folk & bluegrass as it gets.” Billboard Magazine "Cathy & Marcy are at home in a dozen musical styles.They swing you, jazz you, and old timey you till you just give up and bliss out." Tom Paxton Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer have been keynote singers for the AFL-CIO (Americas Federation of Labour), entertained the Queen of Thailand, sung at the White House Easter Egg Roll, performed at hundreds of folk festivals, appeared on the "Today Show" and on National Public Radio. The duo have shared the stage with Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger, Patsy Montana (the first woman in country music to sell one million records) and a long list of notables in folk and country music. From a canon that consists of twenty two albums they have received no less than three Grammy nominations in 2003 alone, bringing their grand total to eight. The album “Postcards”, the most recent folk CD, was nominated for Best Traditional Folk Album, whilst “Pocket Full Of Stardust” was nominated for Best Recorded Music for Children. They have been honoured with over thirty five Wammy’s (Awards from the Washington Area Music Association). In addition to their recorded music Cathy & Marcy were also nominated as producers of Tom Paxton’s wonderful recording, “Your Shoes, My Shoes”. They first met in 1980 at the Toronto Folk Festival, since that fateful day they have gone on to play over three thousand shows in concert halls, schools, festivals and clubs throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Israel. Lauded for their tight harmony singing, songwriting and exquisite interpretations of traditional music Cathy & Marcy sing, yodel, harmonise, spin tales, play breathtaking instrumentals. You could say and many do, that Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer are an eclectic folk festival on their own terms. The duo's songwriting has won national recognition and acclaim. Cathy's song, "Names", an anthem for the AIDS Memorial Quilt, has been recorded by over 25 artists internationally.Marcy was a finalist in the prestigious "John Lennon Songwriting Contest.” (JLSC was founded in USA in 1997) The Auckland Folk Festival, New Zealand
“Possibly the most popular act of the weekend was the American duo
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, who held a capacity crowd spellbound with
their traditional and contemporary songs, and even the odd yodel.”
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
“True to the roots of the music, with a mastery of traditional styles,
they have used that foundation to construct a contemporary repertoire that
expresses their identity and concerns as late 20th century women artists.
Virtuosity on fiddle, banjo and guitar is combined with a couple of great
voices to produce one of the most exciting duos in country or any other kind
of music.” Festival Program
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