Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian

GRAMMY Award winning American Roots artists Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer join with Chinese classical hammered dulcimer player Chao Tian in a show that combines music from China to Appalachia and beyond. Instrumentation includes yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer), gourd banjo, five-string banjo, ukulele, guitars, dumbek, cello-banjo and mandolin. From NPR’s Morning Edition to NPR’s Mountain Stage and the BBC’s Happy Podcast along with viral TikTok videos the group has a fanbase of all ages. Their mission of creating a shared sense of cultural belonging inspires an inclusive joy filled musical experience!

2026 touring includes new songs and tunes and a magical crankie with 70 feet of original artwork by Chao Tian telling the story of one of their popular performance songs, “The Legend of the White Snake,” a Chinese folk tale.