Margaret Glaspy is an American singer and songwriter based in New York City. She began playing and living in New York at 21 years old and is currently signed with ATO Records. Her debut full length album ''Emotions and Math'' was self produced and critically acclaimed while her subsequent records have followed suit from her EP ''Born Yesterday'' to her second full length ''Devotion''.

Early life and education

Glaspy was born in

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on January 22, 1989, and grew up in

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. She took up the fiddle in third grade and began playing guitar and trombone in high school. At sixteen, she decided to focus exclusively on the guitar. She later received an educational grant and attended the

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. She was only able to afford to attend college for one semester, but continued to sneak into workshops and masterclasses on the campus. Glaspy eventually dropped out of college and began performing around Boston.

Career

Glaspy began her solo career by releasing an EP in July 2012 titled ''Homeschool''. She signed to ATO Records in 2015 and in January 2016, released a 7-inch EP, which included "You and I" and "Somebody to Anybody". These songs were later included on the 2016 album, ''Emotions and Math''. Early in 2019 Glaspy played on a North American tour with

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. Glaspy released her second full-length album on March 27, 2020, titled ''Devotion''.

Discography

Solo

*''Homeschool'' EP (2012, self-Released) *''If & When'' EP (2013, self-Released) *''You and I'' b/w ''Somebody to Anybody'' 7-inch (2016, ATO Records) *''Emotions and Math'' (2016, ATO Records) *''Born Yesterday'' EP (2018, ATO Records) *''

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'' (2020, ATO Records) *''Echo the Diamond'' (2023, ATO Records)

With The Fundies

*''The Fundies'' EP (2012 self-Released)

Collaborations

*''Jayme Stone's Lomax Project'' (2015 Borealis)Renewed Folk Music From The Alan Lomax Archives
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References

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* Margaret Glaspy * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Glaspy, Margaret American women singer-songwriters American bluegrass musicians Living people 1989 births Musicians from Sacramento, California People from Red Bluff, California Singer-songwriters from California 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Country musicians from California The Fundies members ATO Records artists