Cindy is a singer, songwriter and musician who plays the hammered dulcimer, fiddle,recorders and guitar. Coming from a childhood steeped in Traditional,Bluegrass and Gospel music, she has been singing and performing most of her life. Cindy has won numerous awards for her art, poetry and songs as well as many awards in Hammered Dulcimer competitions. She has been playing the hammered dulcimer since 1987 and is a favorite teacher and performer in many festivals in the Eastern States. When she performs and teaches her effervescent enthusiasm is evident and highly contagious. She has recorded 6 albums, 4 of which are available on CD which she has sold independantly over the past 15 years. Her Christmas CD 'Yuletide Strings' and her Gospel CD 'Give Me that Old Time Religion' have been the favored seller for top retail stores along the Blueridge Parkway. The CD 'Sounds of Flight' is one of Cindy's favorites because more than 75% of it is music that she has written over the years. Hessed, Bittersweet and Sunday's Waltz are a few of the titles written by Cindy. These have been requested often and performed by others for many diverse occassions.