On album: Sarah Swain - vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, Jerry Smith - lead guitar, Russ Lawton - drums, Steve Sadler - mandolin, lap steel, dobro etc., Scott Elkin - piano, Dave Minehan - backing vocals and sundries, Dave Balin - harmonica
Influences
... the usual suspects - beatles, stones, dylan, joni...the replacements, nick drake, bob mould, patsy cline, kitty wells, otis redding, wanda jackson, paul weller, pixies, pj harvey, chopin, irma thomas, pernice brothers, NRBQ, lucinda williams, luis bonfa (not sure i spelled his name right but has been in my cd player for a year, thanks cliff!!) The Incredible Casuals!!!
Has been playing guitar since her mother got her a fender acoustic for her 15th birthday. Started writing songs about boys shortly thereafter. Has annoyed people with singing for a very long time.
Traveled all over the US and UK playing solo acoustic shows over the past 15 years. Played bass and sang in Professor Gascan, The Spike Emerson Society and VEIN.
CURRENTLY - lives on dreamy cape cod with dreamy steel sculptor husband and two dreamy girls (Lucy 3 and Jessie 1) AND plays in acoustic duo with Jerry Smith and with rockin cape band The Greenheads (and once in a while gets the Sarah Swain Band together to play).
Loves her chickens and growing her own food. Hates overpackaged goods and bell peppers.
I miss you!! Oh so very much. Glad you liked the Footloose video, I always like to make people cry...? Wish you could come see us DJ sometime, it's good-times. We'll be on the Cape the first weekend in August. Perhaps we can catch up?
I was just fiddlin on my Geetar and thought of you and your rockin garden, thinking it must be getting ready to pop. Do tell of the classes de dance...how are they?
Awesome job last night!!!!! My friends were extremely impressed! Paul bought a CD. I wish more of them had come out but it was raining too badly for them. I wish I was going to be here for the 22nd. XO
OK Sometimes me getting something in the mail is like getting a three year old to take a nap when there is a cirucus going on in her front yard. My play info is on my myspace page... do come! please...we open Friday at the Griffin Theater in Salem... Fri,sat 8pm, sunday 5pm three weeks in a row. hope to see you!
i cant wait to see footage of you bringing the "jail" house DOWN the other night. i got chills. and i am truly sorry that ha-hoo is more fun to say than ma-ma.
i hope you all have a lovely holiday. miss ya. How to start your day with a positive attitude:
1. Create a "new folder" on your computer. 2. Name it "George W. Bush". 3. Send it to the trash. 4. Empty the trash. 5. Your computer will ask you: "Do you really want to delete "George W. Bush"? 6. Calmly answer, "Yes", and press the mouse button firmly...
you did it. i dont know how but: no more kids for all to see. you and jerry ROCKED tonight! in advance. ancho/chile chocolate for good luck? next you will tell me you see a baby wolf behind me while i am eating french fries. i am so catching on to you.
Just saw you were online. Boy are your kids special. Great pictures! We're going to be on the Cape for a week next summer. We have to catch up. I think of you often. xo
