Clare Burson
| Clare Burson | |
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Clare Burson performing in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Indie folk |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Labels | Rounder Records |
| Website | http://www.clareburson.com |
Clare Burson is an American singer-songwriter.[1] She has released four albums. Her 2010 release Silver and Ash is a concept album about her ancestors' lives in Nazi Germany.[2][3]
Early life
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
Silver and Ash
Burson's 2010 release Silver and Ash was released by Rounder Records, and produced by Tucker Martine.[3] The content of 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The In-Between | |
| 2005 | Idaho | |
| 2007 | Thieves | Criterion |
| 2010 | Silver and Ash | Rounder Records |
References
- ↑ Reges, Margaret. "Clare Burson". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Silver and Ash". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dominus, Susan. "Channeling a Family’s Silence Into Songs About the Holocaust". nytimes.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ↑ Lunden, Jeff. "Clare Burson: Songs Of A Haunted Past". NPR.org. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ↑ Sullivan, Robert. "An ancient piece of cheese from Lithuania". The New Yorker. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Puckett, Jeffrey Lee. "Family story redefined what's important for Clare Burson". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 26 June 2011.