Cathy Fink

Singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, banjo picker, guitar player and community activist, Cathy Fink lives an eclectic career in the music industry and beyond. She is not only well known as half of the GRAMMY winning duo, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, but for her volunteer efforts and activism within the music industry and on behalf of issues and organizations that care about children.

Cathy is one of the country's finest clawhammer banjo players. In 1980 she became the first woman to win the West Virginia State Old Time Banjo contest, an honor she earned 3 times. She has taught banjo, guitar, fiddle, vocal styles, harmony singing and songwriting at music camps such as Augusta, Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, Kaufman Kamp, California Coast Music Camp and Swannanoa since 1984.

Banjo

Instrument

Americana

Genres

5.07 reviews

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mmalavec

03/28/22

So easy to understand

Very wonderful instructor. So easy to follow! Thank you for explaining everything so well!

adriana

08/24/21

if you need a Banjo guiding light....

Cathy is your person! I've been walked through right from the beginning and she sure made the difference; music world is great fun but I couldn't resist Fancy Banjo, the pace and method are impeccable, all set for a new journey. I may not be a great player but I sure am happy:) with what I accomplished with Cathy.

Les B.

12/02/20

Very well presented

Cathy has a clear progressive way of teaching that makes it easy to move through the course .

Roman Y.

08/06/20

The most

I've tried several courses on clawhammer banjo since I've started to learn this beautiful instrument and technique, but none of them was so useful for me as Cathy's. Maybe it's not so large, but it's perfectly intense, and the Cathy's style has strong individuality. So I'll recomend it for everyone who wants to practice clawhammer!

Robin W.

01/30/19

I have learned quite a lot in a little time.

I Have been taking lessons with Cathy FInk since Dec. I'm a beginner and have learned quite a lot in a little time. Cathy is very good in her critique and so encouraging. I wasn't sure how well this was going to work out as my computer and banjo skill are sorely lacking. Between Cathy and Trufire I can now upload my videos for Cathy.