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The songs of folk/roots songwriter, Sally Shuffield, take the listener on a journey through the west of the 1800s, small town America, the emotions of love and loss, motherhood, the politics of war, and the search for meaning and redemption in every day life. Her music draws upon a vast life experience from her masters degree in anthropology, to her former career in the environmental/nonprofit arena, to motherhood. She calls Durango, Colorado, home and draws inspiration from the beauty and serenity of small town mountain living.

Sallys third CD, Something in the Water, produced by Greg Schochet, was released in February 2006. It follows the rootsy style of her earlier CDs, but also experiments with a couple of non-acoustic numbers, as well as a tune that is strictly bluegrass. Her themes include profound insights into history, including the Mountain Meadow Massacre, the Civil War, and the taming of the west, in addition to songs that address the universal yearnings and ramblings of humanity. Like her earlier CDs, Something in the Water, attracted some of Colorados best musicians, including Greg Schochet, Sally VanMeter, Pete Wernick and many others.

Sallys performance consists of her original songs, intertwined with stories of the cultures of different regions. Growing up in Arkansas, she experienced her grandparents rural roots and their connection to the land. Many of her songs are about this region, and the stories she tells to accompany her songs are filled with Arkansas personalities and characters from the Depression days to the Baptist bible town where she was raised. Her songs also tell the story of a modern day migrant to the west, rambling through western mining towns, the canyons of Utah, and the mountains of Colorado, trying to discover a new identity like so many other people who have left their roots to fall in love with the freedom of the west.

Sally tours regionally and nationally, sometimes solo and sometimes with mandolin accompaniment, playing well known concert series, festivals, and house concerts. She has received glowing reviews, a wide base of support, and charted nationally on the folk and american roots radio charts. She has been a finalist in the KRCL Founder’s Title Songwriting Contest, the Avalon Festival Songwriting Contest, and the Silverton Jubilee Songwriting Contest. She was also named an Artist in Residence for the San Juan National Forest. For a full publicity packet or to sample Sallys music and buy CDs, visit Sallys website at www.sallyshuffield.com.