Clare Burson

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]

Clare Burson
Clare Burson performing in 2007
Background information
GenresIndie folk
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active2003–present
LabelsRounder Records
Websitehttp://www.clareburson.com

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
2003 The In-Between
2005 Idaho
2007 Thieves Criterion
2010 Silver and Ash Rounder Records

References
  1. Reges, Margaret. "Clare Burson". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  2. Ruhlmann, William. "Silver and Ash". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  3. Dominus, Susan. "Channeling a Family's Silence into Songs About the Holocaust". . Retrieved June 26, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  4. Lunden, Jeff. "Clare Burson: Songs Of A Haunted Past". NPR.org. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  5. Sullivan, Robert. "An ancient piece of cheese from Lithuania". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  6. Puckett, Jeffrey Lee. "Family story redefined what's important for Clare Burson". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2011.


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