The Open Stage with Cathy Fink, Victoria Vox and Kevin Dudley

On Wednesday, March 10th, Michelle will speak with Cathy Fink (a returning Open Stage guest, Victoria Vox and Kevin Dudley, who will all be featured at SAW and The Writer's Center's first collaborative Songwriter Concert on Saturday, March 13, 2010. The concert is inspired by the songwriting classes being taught at The Writer's Center by Cathy Fink. VICTORIA VOX graduated from The Berklee College of Music with honors and a degree in songwriting, She accompanies herself on the ukulele, tours over 125 dates a year and this year has the honor of being an Artist in Residence at the Music Center at Strathmore. She has shared the stage with and opened for Jackson Browne, Jane Weidlin (the GoGo’s). Mindy Smith, Tom Chapin, and Jake Shimabukuro. For more info see http://www.victoriavox.com CATHY FINK is a prolific songwriter with 2 GRAMMY Awards, 11 Grammy nominations and 50 awards from the Washington Area Music Association in bluegrass, folk and children’s music. Cathy and her music partner, Marcy Marxer, maintain an active tour schedule as folk/roots/country/swing artists and children’s/family performers. The latest GRAMMY nominated CD is Banjo to Beatbox. http://www.cathymarcy.com KEVIN DUDLEY sings about love, death, diners and most everything in between. His appearances at local open mics have built a grassroots following that made his fellow SAW (Songwriters Association of Washington) members all recommend him highly for this show. Former front man/guitarist with Atomic Hillbillies, WAMA and SAW member, Kevin received a Silver Award in the Mid-Atlantic Songwriter’s Contest with “Texarkana Diner.” www.myspace.com/kevindudley59