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Sarah Hart |
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"Music is
one medium that consistently draws people together. In light of
that, my vision now is to sing wherever I am given an opportunity
to share." So says Sarah Hart whose music welcomes and delights
listeners from every age and background, by virtue of its utter
musicality and embracing lyrical vision.
As a writer, she begins by
sharing her own experiences, expanding her life to include ours; as a performer,
she shares her love of melody, and delivers her evocative words to us in clear,
true notes. This is music that is simultaneously life-affirming and
thought-provoking, a rare and welcome combination.
Like the varied songwriters, poets and writers who have influenced her--Nancy
Griffith, James Taylor, David Wilcox and Thomas Merton, Sylvia Plath and
Flannery O'Connor--Sarah's lyrics explore what really matters, and expose how
the mundane can lead us to the sublime, how the sublime can transform the
mundane. Instructed and supported by her faith, awed by the natural world, her
eye, too, on the sparrow, she sees "darkness colored by flickers of light",
acknowledging the dark and the difficult but leading herself and her listeners
on the path into the light and the restorative.
Sarah's mother, a
professional musician, cultivated and encouraged her talents; at the age of six,
she began her studies of piano, organ and flute, supplementing these with a few
guitar lessons from her mother. She graduated from The Ohio State University
with a degree in music composition and theory. Sarah moved to Nashville to
pursue a music career, immediately landing session work as a demo singer and
flute player and as a backup singer for several acts, work she continues to
enjoy. Inspired by the talent surrounding her, her own interests were awakened;
she has found a voice and style that allow her to cover her broad range of
interests with passion and intelligence, and her skills as a quick study--with
both ear and theory at her command--are evident in the polish of each tune she
sings.
Although Sarah loves the
intimacy of a small audience, she's comfortable performing anywhere; she bounces
easily on stage from piano to guitar, chatting as she goes, whether she's at
such places as The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, the Bitter End in New York City,
or opening with touring acts such as Kathy Troccoli and Wes King. Sarah was a
1997 finalist in the Sisters Folk Festival, and a 1998 finalist in the Three
Rivers Folk Festival. Sarah has written and worked with an array of producers,
performers and writers.
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