Landymore is primarily a solo performer, but her recordings feature friends and colleagues from the Washington, D.C. area. All of her recordings were engineered by Matt Holsen and mastered by Bill Wolf. John Previti is the only bass player she will work with, and his supple touch is featured on all of her recordings. She's recorded with guitarists Steve Spring and Paul Bell, Larry Tapper on harmonica, and singer David A. Alberding.
Etkilendikleri
Paul Simon, Nick Drake, James Taylor, Jackson Brown, Janis Ian, John Prine, Melanie, Jack Kerouak, Van Morrison, Charles Dickens, Kathy and Carol, Colin Hay, Tracy Chapman, Jethro Tull, Robert Johnson, Sting, Leadbelly, Fran Leibowitz, Neil Young, CSNY, Mississippi John Hurt, Cream, Iron Butterfly, Suzanne Vega, Charles Bukowski, Ry Cooder, John Steinbeck, Aaron Copeland, John Mayal, Kurt Vonnegut, Leo Kottke, Credence Clearwater Revival, Harper Lee, Hazel Dickens, Tom Waits, Andreas Vollenweider, George Gershwin, Haircut 100, Mike Oldfield, Led Zepplin, Woody Allen, Yaz, Little Feat, Joe Jackson, John Irving, Loudon Wainright III, Joan Armatrading, Richard Buckner, Beau Soleil, Steve Erwin, Kevin Johnson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Neil Harpe, Steve Key, Rick Franklin, Kevin Jones, Eleanor Ellis, Pete Mealy and Laurie Rose Griffith, Bill Baker, Eric Brace, Alice Despard, Tom Prasada-Rao, Dana Cooper, Freedy Johnston, Jay Keating, Scott McKnight, Jimmy Landry, Bill Williams, Annette Wasilik, Lu Bango, Jason Molin, Geoff King, Lisa Taylor, Danny Gatton, Eva Cassidy
Neye Benziyor?
"The lyrics sat me right down on a warm barstool next to a cold beer, listening to the stories of someone's history, how they grew up, the challenges they faced and how they survived. Corner of the World has a way of taking you out of where you are now, and making you remember people and places, even if you've never been there or met them. It seems to really capture and crystallize a moment in time with the song Leavin', which is almost eerily, sweetly real. This is a CD that I've listened to over and over again, and am still not tired of hearing." - J. Kleinschmidt
Not quite folk and not quite pop, Sara Landymore knows how to stand out in a crowd and has made her mark as one of the most memorable songwriters to come out of Washington, D.C.
"World weariness for real people" is a phrase that has been used to describe Landymore's songs. The Washington Post has said she "presents her songs on her own terms, with conversational ease and refreshing honesty."
Now based in Indianapolis, Landymore has a solid resume of performance, awards and recordings representing more than a decade of work.
With a strong right hand and percussive guitar style, she is a far cry from the airy-fairy stereotype of many women songwriters, opting instead to lead with the heart and follow with a curmudgeonly joke.
Landymore has appeared at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA, and The Ram's Head Tavern in Annapolis, MD. She performed her way through open mikes, showcases, and bar gigs, ultimately opening for stellar songwriters such as Loudon Wainwright, III, Colin Hay, and Dan Bern.
She won numerous regional honors from the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) in their annual Washington Area Music Awards (WAMMIES). Garnering eight nominations, she was named Songwriter of the Year in 1997, an honor she shared with Tom Prasada-Rao in a rare tie vote. Her CD, "Corner of the World," received nominations in the categories of Best Contemporary Folk Album, Best Debut Album, and Album of the Year, while Landymore also received a nomination in the category of Best Female Vocalist in Contemporary Folk.
Both "Corner of the World" and Landymore received nods of praise from The Washington Post when the newspaper included the recording among the year's Top 20 releases and compared the power of Landymore's songwriting to that of John Prine.
Although Corner of the World is the singer/songwriter's first CD, it is not her first recording. She also released a pair of cassettes, A Choice of Days in 1989 and Tattoo in 1990, which both received review in The Washington Post, as well.
Throughout the '90s, she accrued a total of seven prizes from the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. Categorization of her work is sometimes difficult, and her songwriting awards range in genres from alternative rock, country, and folk.
Her work as a sound engineer on the local scene has also brought her notice. For three consecutive years, she took top honors in the category of Live Sound Engineer in the Washington Area Music Awards. She was the first woman to receive the Live Sound honor in the WAMMIES.
One of her compositions, "Little Visions," became the title-track of a regional compilation. Her festival appearances include the Washington Folk Festival, the Takoma Park Folk Festival, the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance conference, the Northern Virginia Folk Festival, and the WAMA Crosstown Jam.
After a seven-year hiatus, Landymore has resurfaced in Indianapolis with plans to perform and is currently working on re-releasing the two early cassettes on CD, as well as releasing an unfinished project started in 2000.
