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The Lonesome Sisters
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"Crystalline harmonies and mournful tunes"



Woodstock, New York
United States

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Member Since6/11/2006
Band Websitewww.lonesomesisters.com
Band MembersDebra Clifford & Sarah Hawker
Record LabelTin Halo Records-own label


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We were proud to recently find out that the Lonesome Sisters were voted BEST ACOUSTIC DUO OF 2006 by GIBSON GUITARS! http://www.gibson.com/allaccessfeatures.aspx?aliaspath=/AllAccess/Best%20of%202006 ***************************************************************** LONESOME SISTERS NEWS: "Follow Me Down" voted best original song in the Clifftop WV Appalachian Stringband Festival Songwriting Contest. August 2006. ***************************************************************** The Lonesome Sisters, Sarah Hawker and Debra Clifford, are known for their hard hitting high old time country and mountain harmonies and their love of singing about tragedy and heartache in all its forms. They have performed at venues such as the Newport Folk Festival and the Kaufman Center, Merkin Hall in NYC. They have played with Jesse Winchester, The Levon Helm Band, Hazel Dickens, Alice Gerrard, Laurie Lewis, Dudley Connell, Marshall Wilborn, Tony Trishka, Mike Marshal & Darol Anger, and Riley Baugus.

They have recorded three CDs on their own record label, Tin Halo Music. Their CD The Lonesome Sisters with Riley Baugus was chosen as a top ten DIY albums of the year for 2005 in Performing Songwriter. They have just recorded their third CD with fiddler Rayna Gellert, which was just released in June 2006.

The Lonesome Sisters have been compared to Gillian Welch and Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard, among others. They play annually at the Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg New York. Please go to their website, www.lonesomesisters.com to check for other performances.

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Sarah Hawker learned about traditional Appalachian singing from her aunt Ginny Hawker, her uncle Tracy Schwarz (New Lost City Ramblers)and her grandfather, Ben Hawker, beloved Primitive Baptist singer, teacher, and teller of tall tales. She has successfully entwined the roots of her family heritage with her own original work, winning the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest (Merlefest 2004) for her song "Forgiveness," and having her song "Going Home Shoes" featured in Sing Out! magazine (Fall 2004). Along with singing and songwriting, Sarah plays guitar and clawhammer banjo. She divides her time between Ithaca and Woodstock NY.

Debra Clifford has played in many bluegrass, early country and old time contra dance bands in the Upstate NY and Ithaca area. She has performed with Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz, Mac Benford (The Highwoods Stringband), and recorded a CD with the old time string band jimmyjohnnnyjoe. Debra is a songwriter, as well as a singer. She plays an old Gibson acoustic guitar, mandolin, and fretless clawhammer banjo in the Lonesome Sisters. She lives in Woodstock, NY, in the beautiful Catskill Mountains.

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Jul 9 2009 8:54 AM

Don't be lonesome for too long...here is some music for heart & soul! Peace be with you!

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Jun 6 2009 11:48 PM

Hello my friend. I would like to invite you to check out my new poem called "I Am a Storm".
Just click the picture below and the storm will  take you to my blog.
Thank you,
-byron
 
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Apr 29 2009 9:33 AM

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Apr 19 2009 8:12 PM

Hey & Hello LONESOME SISTERS

I knock at your door to send you my best rockin' regards


GREAT TRACKS ON YOUR PAGE
I appreciate your heart&roots sound

one simple brotherly ciao from Buscadero,best italian rock magazine...
hasta bien
Claude









>>>---all-the-best---->


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Apr 15 2009 9:46 AM

Howdy!!!
New CD... New songs...
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Mar 10 2009 8:53 PM

great music
Bob Thames





Feb 14 2009 4:23 PM

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY



Love is a beautiful mystery...
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Aug 25 2008 7:22 PM

miss you girls! too bad cliff top got you and we couldn't this year. dang it.

here are some shots from our show last nite!





Kate Sweeney





Jun 16 2008 7:54 PM

you should stop by if you're in town!
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duckpond @ dusk





Jun 12 2008 8:42 PM

Ever hear a Bill Withers song done with a banjo? Here ya go. Rising Appalachia playing last week's Duckpond. Tell me how you like it. Nick

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duckpond @ dusk





May 29 2008 5:30 PM

Lord, please don't let me die before The Lonesome Sisters play Duckpond. Amen.

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Lonesome Pine Special





May 27 2008 12:46 PM

The gospel Sunday at Black Creek was sweet. Thanks for making a great weekend even better.
LPS
Urban Monroes





May 17 2008 3:35 AM

Howdy Lonesome Sisters

We're just droppin' by to thank you kindly for adding the Urban Monroes as a friend.

We hope you have a great day!



~the Urban Monroes
John Egan





May 15 2008 9:52 PM

hi thanks for the add i love your sound,take good care john
brianodowd





May 5 2008 3:30 PM

hello from willow...
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May 3 2008 1:15 PM

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Apr 21 2008 7:35 AM

hey there!
Ta very mochi for the add, hope you like our music...if you don't...no problemo anyway!
ELECTRIC MOCHI.
Jerzy Stachura





Apr 20 2008 3:25 PM

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It’s good to find one enother in the jungle of this world.
May poetry straighten your entangled live pathways.
Best wishes
Jerzy Stachura
Josh





Apr 19 2008 1:22 AM

Thanks for coming to FLCC on Monday, I love hearing you....
sjofn





Mar 22 2008 3:09 AM

beautiful harmonies
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