Cathy Swain Bates

GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Tom Paxton, and GRAMMY Winner Cathy Fink co-wrote 28 brand new songs together during the pandemic's lockdown - ALL NEW is the second recording by Tom with Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - The first, Live in the UK, received a GRAMMY nomination as Best Folk Album in 2004. The double CD was recorded in both live concert and studio sessions at Tonal Park in Takoma Park, MD in January 2022 by Charlie Pilzer. Tom's on guitar and vocals, Cathy on banjo, guitar and vocals, and Marcy plays guitars, mandolin, cittern, banjo-ukulele, banjo-cello and washboard. Della Mae's Kimber Ludiker joins on fiddle, mandolin and harmony. Alex Lacquement plays bass and harmonica. The songs range in topic from love to comedy, history, social justice and great storytelling. Musical styles include folk, bluegrass, swing, country, and Celtic.