8 - Cati Plana

Cati Plana learned to play the diatonic accordion from the older musicians of the Catalan Pyrenees who even were in assets during the decade of the 80. Later she has perfected her style and has complemented her education with Ethnomusicology’s studies. She is now a teacher in the High school of Music of Catalonia and in other 2 schools specialized in traditional music (Escola Folk del Pirineu and Aula de Música Tradicional de Tortosa), does investigations on traditional music and is the accordionplayer in several groups: El Pont d'Arcalís, Marsupialis, Adolfo Osta, La Viu-viu and Els Sirgadors.