Sarah Goslee Reed

I grew up in a musical household - my father played the bassoon in the Cleveland Orchestra and my mother played the cello and string bass. There was always music, mostly live, coming from our house. The folk music of the sixties was very influential, so I taught myself to play the guitar, based upon my knowledge of the violin, while learning songs by listening to records. The cover of my newest CD, "Songfest" is the picture you are seeing on my page right now. It is dedicated to a place called Camp Nuhop and its founder Jerry Dunlap and contains 24 songs I have performed at the camp in the past 18 years. My CD, “It’s About Time” is a tribute to my dad, George Goslee, former principal bassoonist with the Cleveland Orchestra for 43 years. Previous solo recordings, “Like The Light of the Moon” and “Cowboy on the Highway”, also feature my dad playing his bassoon - an unusual accompaniment for folk music. Classical music is still a big piece of my life, as I play violin in the local county symphony, and recently attended a summer chamber music workshop with members of the Manhattan String Quartet. Besides music, I have a Master of Science Degree in Biology and have worked both in research and clinical microbiology. In addition, I love nature, knitting, and animals and surround myself with as much of those as possible. I live in rural Mount Vernon, Ohio with my husband.