Sarah Siskind (born April 15, 1978) is an American folk singer and songwriter.

Career

Siskind grew up in

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in a musical household. She learned the piano at an early age, began writing songs at age eleven and recorded her first album at fourteen. Her debut album, ''Covered'' (2002), was released independently and included appearances by jazz guitarist

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and

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. The album's songs were about love, family, and relationships. Her song "Simple Love" was recorded by

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on the album '' A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection'' (

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, 2007) and received a Grammy Award nomination for

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. She toured with

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, who often finished his concerts with her song "Lovin's for Fools". Siskind's songs have been recorded by

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, Della Mae,

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, Maia Sharp, Randy Travis,

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, and the Infamous Stringdusters. On April 17, 2020, Siskind released her album Modern Appalachia.

Discography

* ''Covered'' (2002) * ''Studio.Living Room'' (2006) * ''Say It Louder'' (2009) * ''All Come Together Now'' (2010) * ''Novel'' (2011) * ''In The Mountains'' (2015) * ''Modern Appalachia'' (2020) As guest * 2001 ''Beat Hollow'', Fognode * 2006 ''Sadlylove'', Kate York * 2006 ''Don't Let the Stars Keep Us Tangled Up'',

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* 2008 ''Leavetaking'',

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* 2009 ''Song Up in Her Head'',

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* 2010 ''Things That Fly'', The Infamous Stringdusters * 2011 ''Guitar Slinger'',

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* 2011 ''Follow Me Down'', Sarah Jarosz * 2012 ''Mindy Smith'',

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* 2015 ''The Simple Truth'', Jeff Austin

References

External links

Official web site
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