#Cathy Fink

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REVIEW: Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian “From China To Appalachia”

REVIEW: Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian “From China To Appalachia” #johnapice @americanahighways #americanahighways #americanamusic #fromchinatoappalachia @cfinkbanjo @chaotianmusic #crossculture #cellobanjo

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian – From China To Appalachia What’s amazing here is how one culture’s musical soundscapes can merge with another’s landscapes. It’s like what happens when you mix Jello powder with water & allow it to cool. Two opposite ingredients that gel to make something…delicious. In 1966 The Butterfield Blues Band had a classic blues album called “East-West.”…

[kckatie]

Bonus Folk Friday track: Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - A Chat With Your Mother (The F-Word Song)

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rules: make yourself in this picrew and post the song you last listened to.

tagged by: @krokaxe thank you! this one fits my threshold for good picrews which is 1) nice! but can it do freckles, at all and b) do we have a ginger hair option or do we only have primary red, and finally c) can I also make mac ree dee

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RJ & Olivia: My girlfriend said it's her turn to wear the flannel

music: From China to Appalachia by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian is a folk-bluegrass album that explores the similarities between Chinese and American folk songs with banjo and yangquin accompaniment. Some songs have lyrics, some don't. The ones that do have a message of peace and friendship during times of hardship. Somehow, in 2024, that's the hardest sell about this album. Messages of peace won't fix broken electoral systems or the general powerlessness and lack of agency many people feel; it won't free Palestine. Maybe that's the exact kind of 'music and being kind can change the world' sort of platitude you might expect a hippie grandma bluegrass musician to give, but knowing 2/3s of the group behind this album are hippie grandma bluegrass musicians and all three women possess a greater breadth of wisdom than I ever will - there's a grain of truth in the message that even my cynical ass can't leave my nose turned up at for long.

It's a deeply charming and skillful record. It's very much worth your time if you enjoy folk music of any era.

"Pete Seeger recorded this song in 1975 called Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention. In 1928 during the Chinese Civil War, soldiers in the Red Army were taught these eight chords by learning this song. The rules they sang were the rules for humanity, even during war... In the spirit of Pete Seeger, let's sing this together!"

(Bandcamp link to album here)

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These people were in a radio puff piece this morning (Bluetooth broke) and honestly, it's kind of a gimmick but they're definitely onto something. Pentatonic scales of the world unite.

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the Orkney trip

part 12

day 10 (continued)

The orkney blues festival! I started sitting in the royal hotel, first featuring a texan and spider who was on harmonica. The texan performed with Jerry Jeff Walker and got a request to do Mister Bojangles, I was extremely delighted as the song is special to me too. I don't remember was it them or were the italiens who came after who also played a whiter shade of pale which is again special to me due to being a withnail and i soundtrack. Later on in the evening, there was this guy called Ian Siegal who had a Kris Kristofferson story to tell (in which Kristofferson mistook him for someone else during a concert) with a song written in Kristofferson's style.

Malcolm from the ferry was sitting just next to me and gave me some old time banjo recommendations. Of them I'm really enjoying Bruce Molsky right now, his version of the wreck of the dandenong accompanied me from Thurso to Inverness where I am at the moment waiting for the connecting train to take me to Edinburgh. He also recommended me Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer who collaborated with a chinese musician and produced an album called "from china to appalachia" wherein they play both classic chinese and appalachian tunes with banjos and chinese classical hammered dulcimar (i used to play chinese dulcimar too) and it sounded beautiful. I cannot believe the existence of this album. The true "folk music from around the world unite" moment.

local tribute band at the legion.

the italiens, tom attah, and two californian harmonica players who just happened to be around for the festival. they played with the band in the legion too. At one time they had three harmonica players in the house. It was so much fun because it was an instrument I truely adore, those two californians are all good players and Spider from aberdeen is simply phenomenal.

the finale performance in the town hall.

They all jam very well together. it was a bit of a tribute concert for the singer Kyla Brox's (she has a powerful and beautiful voice perfect for the blues) late father too, she invited Ian Siegal to do a song she used to do with her dad and required two voices, which was a really heartfelt performance in my opinion. Everyone was having fun.

musicians being musicians

But if I have to pick a favourite, it's the Aberdeen Harmonica player for sure! I recorded everything and they sound reasonably good, here's a link if anyone's interested. I don't usually listen to this kind of blues but just the energy and virtuosity makes it all worthwhile.

Advertisement time, Brown's hostel in Stromness, 25£ could get you a superb bed if shared with others (there were three beds in my room but no one else was there that night). It's over fifty years old now and accordingly was the first hostel in Stromness. They had sleeping bags on bunk beds at first, but gradually people started to expect better rooms and facilities and she gradually upgraded everything.

When I phoned her, I said I just needed one bed. She didn't have any single room anymore, so asked "do you mind sharing?" I said "oh no of course not definitely". Then I thought where have I heard this dialogue before: fortunately this ain't nantucket, the whaling industry has died out, and there was no harpooner coming back from peddling his head. It was a Sunday too.

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day 11

Catching the 6:30 ferry from Stromness to Scrabster. Final farewell to The Old Man and to the island of Hoy. Put on Farewell to Stromness as well, be cheesy.

The seastack is clearly visible.

Waiting for the train in Thurso, killing time in a second hand bookshop with a sizable collection of books about seafaring and ships. The owner said he always buy books about ships and has got five times as much back home. Noted down a few names that I might go home and look up online.

Finally, the sign of the national cycles network route 1 in front of thurso station. It's where I started, it's my "to and back again". Met quite a few cyclists who did the route from land's end to John O'Groats.

(tbc)

[songsofprotestpeacerevolution]

When The Big Bad Books Go 'Boo!' by Tom Paxton & Cathy Fink

[just-a-ghost-in-the-world]

GoFundme for Si Kahn's upcoming birthday CD!

Funded ~$14,000/$65,000 as of 05/24

Quote from site:

"The Si Kahn Living Legacy

The goal of the Si Kahn Living Legacy is to build awareness of, support for, and public access to the amazingly large body of Si Kahn’s creative work that no one except Si has ever seen, and ultimately to keep it alive and easily accessible after he’s gone. Si has been recognized as one of the most important songwriters in social justice work, connecting his cultural work and social activism like so many before him including Pete Seeger (with whom he worked) and Woody Guthrie.

Nora Guthrie and others started the Woody Guthrie Archives long after Woody’s passing. As Si turns the corner to his 80th birthday, it’s a perfect time to think ahead, to gather, catalogue, and make available those of his songs, stories, book manuscripts, and poems that have never before been seen or heard by others. The time to do this is now, while Si is healthy, still creating, and can be a friendly resource to the Living Legacy’s growth and development.

It of course takes funding to build and maintain a major project like this. Your contributions are tax-deductible, as the project is managed by and part of the 501(c)3 non-profit Generations: Music for Justice (EIN 87-1647310).

Let’s do this together, recognizing the importance of Si’s work not just as a writer and activist, but as a humane, generous, deeply kind person who’s spent his entire life trying to make this tired world a kinder, gentler, more just place for all of us."

-Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, John McCutcheon

https://gofund.me/c8106f85

[asianartsblog]

Join this workshop to explore creative ways to blend diverse instruments of the world, including yangqin, banjo, ukulele, dumbek, cello banjo, and mandolin, with Grammy Award winners Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer accompanied by Chinese classical hammered dulcimer player Chao Tian. . Date and Time: Wednesday, January 10, 7:30pm

Location: The School of Musical Traditions 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, Maryland 20912

FREE ADMISSION INFO: https://imtfolk.org/1-10-fusing-the-music-from-china-to-appalachia-and-beyond

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DIRTY MONEY from Sinan Sevinç on Vimeo.

Have you ever thought about what kind of journey a dollar bill makes before landing inside your wallet? In an age of COVID-19 with an intense scrutiny on hygiene, no one seems perturbed about handing another person cash. While the world went into lockdown and screamed at each other to keep their distance inside Walmart, cash still made its rounds from hand to hand, from pocket to pocket, from one insanitary surface to another. DIRTY MONEY tells the story of a freshly printed ten-dollar-bill emerging from an ATM and follow its gradual unhygienic demise through the disgusting scenarios it encounters while changing its owner multiple times. But isn’t there a more hygienic solution to rescue Hamilton’s handsome face from mutilation? There certainly is.

CREDITS

Director: Sinan Sevinç & Dominik Ströhle Cinematography: Christopher Behrmann Film Music: Alexander Wolf David Sounddesign: Marco Dahl, Julian Berg Editing: Bela Adami Animation: Mario Bertsch Visual Artist: Matthias Schaudig Production Design: Marie Becher, Maria Schmid Executive Producer: Elisabeth Yili Baumann Assistant Director: Lennard Fricke, Yelyzaveta Davydenko, Philipp Schaeffer Assistant Cinematographer: Kai Bestek, Kevin Brari, Marco Breidenbach, Sina Diehl, Linus Heinzler, Julian Pfaff, Jakob Sinsel Costume Design: Sarah Heidelberger, Mara Laibacher Gaffer: Philip Henze, Dennis Banemann, Garry Sonneborn Lighting Technician: Nils Ecke, Chris Gruber, Christopher Jess, Hanna Lange, Lina Marzin Colorist: Peter Hacker COVID-19 protocol: Philipp Schaeffer, Britt Abrecht Set Runner / COVID-19 protocol: Andreas Scherlinger Production Driver: René Sebastian Colling Production Company: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH

CAST: Alie Kaloloh, Evin Sevinç, Duygu Kelesh, Nils Müller, Marco Nestler, Jessica Stamp, Cathy Fink

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Funding administration big BlackRock filed an amended model of its spot Bitcoin ETF S-1 software kind on Wednesday, following quite a few up to date filings from rival corporations. The up to date submitting contains 5 extra pages of textual content warning of extra dangers the fund’s traders might face, together with dangers associated to Bitcoin itself. Bitcoin Lacks Transparency, Says BlackRock Within the filing dated October 18, BlackRock modified a danger disclosure associated to how its share costs will be impacted by chaotic occasions within the crypto business at giant. Whereas beforehand addressing how fraud and safety failures round main Bitcoin exchanges might have an effect on the fund, BlackRock expanded its warning to incorporate Bitcoin itself, whose market is “unregulated” and “lacks transparency.” “Because of the unregulated nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of digital asset exchanges… in addition to the broader bitcoin market, the worth of bitcoin and, consequently, the worth of the Shares could also be adversely affected, inflicting losses to Shareholders,” wrote BlackRock. The submitting cited knowledge from 2019 claiming that 80.95% of spot Bitcoin quantity was “false or noneconomic in nature” – notably that quantity being traded outdoors of U.S. regulated venues. Newer evaluation from Bitwise, a rival ETF applicant, means that faux quantity as a share of complete BTC quantity is way lower than it was 4 years in the past, although it's nonetheless vital. Relating to such rivals, nonetheless, BlackRock’s amendments acknowledge the fierce competitors the corporate faces from different candidates, which can soak up market share from BlackRock’s personal product. “There will be no assurance that the Belief will obtain preliminary market acceptance and scale resulting from competitors.” In accordance with Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, eleven totally different firms in addition to BlackRock are racing to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF as of October 17. The brand new purposes additionally clarify how BlackRock will calculate Bitcoin’s worth, utilizing an mixture from a number of spot Bitcoin exchanges to kind its benchmark. Progress on ETFs In an interview on Monday, Ark Make investments CEO Cathie Wooden noted a change in habits from the SEC regarding its tone towards ETF issuers, given its willingness to ask constructive questions relating to their purposes. “The truth that the SEC selected to ask questions is a change in habits,” mentioned Wooden. “Subsequently, I do assume hopes are rising that a – or numerous – Bitcoin ETFs can be permitted.” Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz is equally bullish, predicting on Wednesday that a spot Bitcoin ETF will seemingly be greenlighted throughout the subsequent three months. After Bitcoin pulled above $28,000 earlier this week, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink called the asset’s rally a “flight to high quality.” SPECIAL OFFER (Sponsored) Binance Free $100 (Unique): Use this link to register and obtain $100 free and 10% off charges on Binance Futures first month (terms).PrimeXBT Particular Supply: Use this link to register & enter CRYPTOPOTATO50 code to obtain as much as $7,000 in your deposits.

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Steve Gellman All You Need

Steve Gellman All You Need Self-released Multiple award-winning Maryland singer-songwriter Steve Gellman has released his thirteenth album, All You Need. The album carries the ambience of an authentic folk singer backed by an impressive casts including members of The Seldom Scene, guitarist Nina Gerber, Chao Tian (a special star on this album), Grammy winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, and…

[americanahighways]

Song Premiere: Sister Sadie "The Last Thing On My Mind"

Song Premiere: Sister Sadie "The Last Thing On My Mind" @txpaxt @sistersadiemusic @mountainhomemusic @americanahighways #americanahighways #bluegrass #americanamusic #bluegrasssingspaxton #writtenbyahuman #sungbyhumans

Sister Sadie – “The Last Thing On My Mind” Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Sister Sadie covering Tom Paxton’s song “The Last Thing on My Mind,” from the forthcoming tribute album Bluegrass Sings Paxton, set for release on August 30.  Bluegrass Sings Paxton was produced by Jon Weisberger and Cathy Fink; recorded by Ben Surratt in The Rec Room in Nashville; and mixed and mastered by…

[kckatie]

Tonight’s Folk Friday earworm: Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - Here Is the Chorus

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What Goes On

Velvet Underground Cover This cover is my 1st use of the clawhammer technique. I train wrecked at South Bay Acoustic Music, but better at Monterey. My fingers tend to stiffen up in public. I expect to have it good for Ukulele Rebellion in April. I completed Cathy Fink’s claw hammer course a few months ago and decided to use it. The instrumental features slides from C at 5433 to G at 0-11-10-10.…

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There's something exactly right about people this age -- relics of the late 50s/early 60s folk boom -- when they get to protesting again, and mocking those pals who went on to grandparent January 6th insurrectionists and school board members obsessed with the sex lives of minor children.

The result is absolutely delicious. Cathy Fink, Tom Paxton, and Marcy Marxer are entering old age with their outrage and finely-honed sense of absurdity intact. Their picking is tastier and more accomplished than ever -- if that's possible.

Here they are with something really scary for these dark, windy autumn nights: "When the Big, Bad Books Go 'Boo!'"