Clare Burson

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Clare Burson
Clare Burson performing in 2007
Clare Burson performing in 2007
Background information
GenresIndie folk
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active2003–present
LabelsRounder Records
Websitehttp://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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Reges, Margaret. "Clare Burson". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Silver and Ash". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Dominus, Susan (September 21, 2010). "Channeling a Family's Silence into Songs About the Holocaust". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  4. ^ Lunden, Jeff. "Clare Burson: Songs Of A Haunted Past". NPR. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Robert. "An ancient piece of cheese from Lithuania". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Puckett, Jeffrey Lee. "Family story redefined what's important for Clare Burson". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

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