Clare Burson
Clare Burson | |
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Background information | |
Genres | Indie folk |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Rounder Records |
Website | http://www.clareburson.com |
Clare Burson is an American indie folk singer-songwriter.[1] She has released four albums. Since 2003, Burson has released four studio albums.[2][3]
Early life and education[]
Burson was born in Memphis, Tennessee.[4] She is a classically-trained violinist. After graduating from Brown University, she studied Identity Politics and The Holocaust in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship.[3][5]
Music career[]
Burson's 2010 release Silver and Ash was released by Rounder Records, and produced by Tucker Martine.[3] The content of the album is based on Burson's research on her family's life in Nazi Germany.[6] She won a grant from Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artist to write an album with Jewish themes.[6]
Discography[]
Year | Title | Label |
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2003 | The In-Between | |
2005 | Idaho | |
2007 | Thieves | Criterion |
2010 | Silver and Ash | Rounder Records |
References[]
- ^ Reges, Margaret. "Clare Burson". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Silver and Ash". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Dominus, Susan. "Channeling a Family's Silence into Songs About the Holocaust". [1]. Retrieved June 26, 2011. External link in
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(help) - ^ Lunden, Jeff. "Clare Burson: Songs Of A Haunted Past". NPR.org. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Sullivan, Robert. "An ancient piece of cheese from Lithuania". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Puckett, Jeffrey Lee. "Family story redefined what's important for Clare Burson". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
External links[]
Categories:
- Living people
- Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee
- Musicians from Brooklyn
- Brown University alumni
- Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
- American alternative country singers
- Songwriters from New York (state)
- Songwriters from Tennessee
- Country musicians from New York (state)
- Country musicians from Tennessee
- American singer-songwriter stubs