Cathy Barton & Dave Para

Cathy Barton is a protégé of Roy Acuff, Jimmie Driftwood, and Grandpa Jones. A grasp from the frailing banjo design, she actually is a multiple champion from the Tennessee old-time banjo tournament. She launched the hammered dulcimer towards the Walnut Valley Event at Winfield, and keeps a master’s level in folklore. Dave Em virtude de, using old-time performers, is rolling out an excellent repertoire of traditional tunes and tales, and an excellent stage existence that holds over to their recordings. They possess befriended many old-time music artists, encouraging them to become listed on in both executing and recording. A lot of their recordings consist of various other legacy folk performers and Missouri old-time fiddlers, aswell as Bob Dyer (the Bard of Boonville). Cathy, Dave, and Bob done a task collecting and documenting Civil War music in the Midwest. Dave’s great six- and 12-string electric guitar function, Cathy’s banjo, dulcimer, and autoharp, and their great harmony performing make the pair’s recordings a hearing treasure.