FROM CHINA TO APPALACHIA
Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Chao Tian

The Silk Road meets Appalachia and beyond in a virtuosic trio

Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 4pm

General Admission $20
SCAC Members $15
Ages 18 and Under, FREE

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The Arts Place of Stokes
502 Main St.
Danbury, NC 27016
336-593-8159

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.

The group’s repertoire includes traditional Chinese and Appalachian music as well as contemporary and traditional music from around the world. Unusual combinations explore new arrangements to old music, such as “Dark Eyes.” Ukulele, yangqin and guitar create a new pallet for this Russian folk song turned jazz manouche tune. Cathy and Marcy join Chao in reinventing the Chinese lullaby, “Nani Wan” and Chao easily adds her love of American Old-Time music to fiddle tunes and songs. All three artists are composers and songwriters widening the scope of their offerings.