Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer are a musical duo who perform folk, bluegrass and children’s music. They have performed with Pete Seeger, Theodore Bikel, Tom Paxton, Patsy Montana, Riders in the Sky and others. The Washington Area Music Association has recognized the duo with over 60 Wammie Awards for folk, bluegrass, and children’s music.^{[citation needed]}

Cathy and Marcy earned Grammy Awards for their recordings cELLAbration: a Tribute to Ella Jenkins, and Bon Appétit!: Musical Food Fun. Their CDs Postcards and Banjo Talkin' were Grammy Finalists in the Best Traditional Folk Album category.

Cathy and Marcy currently live in Silver Spring, Maryland and Lansing, North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

History

Cathy Fink was born in Maryland, but began her musical career in Canada in the early 1970s, busking and playing folk music in coffeehouses. A singer, guitarist, banjo player and yodeler, she made her recording debut in 1975 with Duck Donald, with whom she toured for five years and recorded three albums.

Marcy Marxer grew up in Swartz Creek, Michigan and learned to play guitar, mandolin, hammered dulcimer and button accordion while still in high school. She went to work for General Motors but continued to play at every opportunity. In 1978, after receiving theater training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Ringling Brothers Clown College, she devoted herself to music full-time.

The two met in 1980, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the Mariposa Folk Festival. By 1983 they had begun writing songs together and appearing on each other's albums. Soon after, they began performing together, often in children's concerts. In 1989, they released a self-titled album, and a permanent partnership was formed.

Awards

14 Grammy Nominations
Grammy 2003 Best Musical Album for Children- cELLAbration: a Tribute to Ella Jenkins ^[1]
Grammy 2004 Best Musical Album for Children - Bon Appétit!^[2]
Finalist John Lennon Songwriting Contest Award - 2008 - JUBILATION^[3]
John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize Winner, ISC Grand Prize Winner - 2005 SCAT LIKE THAT^[4]
Dagnabbit– John Lennon Songwriting Contest Award
Names - Mid Atlantic Songwriting Contest, Best Folk Song

Discography

WAHOO! Community Music, Inc. 2019
Shout & Shine (Fink, Marxer, Gleaves), Community Music, Inc. 2018
Zoom a Little Zoom: A Ride Through Science, Community Music, Inc. 2010
Get Up and Do Right, Community Music, Inc. 2017
Cantale a tu Bebe, Community Music, Inc. 2017
Dancin' in the Kitchen: Songs for All Families, Community Music, Inc. 2015
Things Are Comin' My Way (Marcy Marxer), Community Music, Inc. 2012
Nobody Else Like Me, A&M, 1994, Community Music, Inc. 2012
Help Yourself, A&M, 1993, Community Music, Inc. 2012
Rockin' the Uke, Community Music, Inc. 2011
Sing to Your Baby – Sing Plays and Love Songs for New Families, Community Music, 2011 Peter E. Randall Publishing, 2012
The Great American Folksong w/ Children's Chorus of Washington, SonoLuminus, 2011
Triple Play EP, Community Music, 2010
Banjo to Beatbox EP with Special Guest Christyles Bacon, Community Music, 2009
Old Time Banjo Festival, Rounder, 2007
Banjo Talkin’, Rounder, 2007
Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey, Rounder, 2005
cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins, Smithsonian Folkways, 2004
Bon Appetit! Musical Food Fun, Rounder, 2003
Pocket Full of Stardust, Rounder, 2002
Postcards, Community Music, 2002
All Wound Up / Cathy & Marcy & Brave Combo, Rounder, 2001
Pillow Full of Wishes, Rounder, 2000
Changing Channels, Rounder, 1998
Voice on the Wind, Rounder, 1997
Blanket Full of Dreams, Rounder, 1996
A Parent's Home Companion, Rounder, 1995
A Cathy & Marcy Collection for Kids, Rounder, 1994
Air Guitar, High Windy, 1994, Community Music, 2010
Banjo Haiku, Community Music, 1992
The Runaway Bunny/Goodnight Moon, Harper Collins, 1989
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Sugar Hill Records, 1989
Blue Rose, Sugar Hill Records, 1988
When the Rain Comes Down, Rounder, 1987
Jump Children, Rounder, 1986
The Leading Role, Rounder Records, 1985
Grandma Slid Down the Mountain, Rounder, 1984
Doggone My Time, Rooster Records, 1983, Community Music, 1999

References

^ "Cathy Fink - Grammy Award Nominations". Grammy Awards. 19 November 2019.
^ "Cathy Fink - Grammy Award Nominations". Grammy Awards. 19 November 2019.
^ "John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2008 Finalists - Children". John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
^ "John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2005 - Children". John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

External links

[1] "Cathy Fink - Grammy Award Nominations". Grammy Awards. 19 November 2019.

[2] "Cathy Fink - Grammy Award Nominations". Grammy Awards. 19 November 2019.

[3] "John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2008 Finalists - Children". John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

[4] "John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2005 - Children". John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

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v t e Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children
1993–2000	Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Alan Menken, Tim Rice (producers) and Various Artists (1993) The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Chris Thomas, Hans Zimmer (producers) and Various Artists (1994) Sleepy Time Lullabys – Barbara Bailey Hutchison (1995) Dedicated to the One I Love – Linda Ronstadt (1996) All Aboard! – John Denver (1997) Elmopalooza! – Various Artists (1998) The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland – Various Artists (1999) Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs – Riders in the Sky (2000)
2001–2010	Elmo & the Orchestra – Various Artists (2001) Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites – Riders in the Sky (2002) Bon Appétit! – Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (2003) cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins – Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (2004) Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers – Various Artists (2005) Catch That Train! – Dan Zanes and Friends (2006) The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas – The Muppets (2007) Here Come the 123s – They Might Be Giants (2008) Family Time – Ziggy Marley (2009) Tomorrow's Children – Pete Seeger (2010)
In 2011, the category was merged back into Best Children's Album.