Cathy & Marcy "cELLAbrate" Their 2nd Grammy

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer did it again. For the 2nd year in a row, on their 10th nomination, the Kensington, MD residents won a GRAMMY® for Best Musical Album for Children. The winning CD is "cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins." Cathy & Marcy won their first GRAMMY last year for "Bon Appetit! Musical Food Fun." Every CD Cathy & Marcy have released since 1997 has been nominated, including 2 produced for other artists (Tom Paxton, Dinorock Productions).

"cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins" (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) celebrates the music of Ella Jenkins, "The First Lady of Children's Music" and 2004 GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award winner. It is a spectacular collaboration by artists including Sweet Honey in the Rock, Pete Seeger, Tom Chapin, Mariachi Los Camperos, John McCutcheon, Riders in the Sky, Mike Stein, Michele Valeri and Spencer Perkins. Cathy & Marcy also performed their own tracks, played 15 instruments, and pulled together a fabulous team of engineers (Bob Dawson and Jim Robeson of Bias Recording, Pete Reiniger of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings). There is a wonderful children's chorus from University Park Elementary School conducted by Betty Scott, a GRAMMY® winner herself for conducting the Maryland Boy Choir on the Washington Chorus production of Britten's "War Requiem".

The project was a loving gift to Ella Jenkins in honor of her 80th birthday. Just as Ella's music has inspired generations of children, parents, and teachers alike, Cathy & Marcy's 21 years performing as a duo have kept families singing together and delighting in the joy of music.

Cathy & Marcy will be leading a Traditional Folk Sing-A-Long on Monday February 21, as part of the Discover Strathmore Festival, and will be appearing at Strathmore in concert on April 24.

See: www.cathymarcy.com.