Kathy Barwick, a native of Sacramento, has been widely hailed over the past 30 years as one of northern California's most versatile acoustic musicians, known for her work in bluegrass, Americana and traditional Irish music.
A well-known and respected music educator who once earned her living as a banjo teacher, Kathy has taught guitar and dobro at many acoustic music camps, including the California Coast Music Camp, Steve Kaufman's AcousticKamp , the American River Acoustic Music Camp, the California Bluegrass Associations's annual music camp, and the British Columbia Bluegrass Workshop. Kathy also writes a popular instructional column for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. By focusing on listening, searching, and finding, Kathy's educational approach is to provide students with the tools they need to teach themselves how to play the music they want to play.