| Sarah Pedinotti | |
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Railbird |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals |
Sarah Pedinotti is an American songwriter and musician from Saratoga Springs, NY. She is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Railbird (formerly known as Sarah Pedinotti Band). She has also released three albums under her own name. In 2005 her album, One Mirror, was listed by Billboard Magazine editor Thom Duffy as one of the ten best new albums of the year. In 2003, Duffy listed her first album You Go to My Head in this category as well.[1]
Pedinotti is one of seven in a family of artists.[2] She began writing, singing and playing piano at an early age influenced by an eclectic assortment of music. Her father, David Pedinotti, is also a musician who plays guitar, blues harmonica, and banjo.
In the summer of 1996, her parents started a restaurant in Saratoga Springs called One Caroline Street Bistro. Sarah began singing there when she was twelve, sitting in with the nightly featured artists. Over the years she has performed with many artists including members of The Wynton Marsalis Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; Marcus Printup, Eric Lewis and Ali Jackson. She was taken under the wing of Lee Shaw (a student of Oscar Peterson), who taught her musical theory and history from a first hand perspective.
Pedinotti's music is featured on radio and national television including music written for the Food Network.