Voice | Sara Grey | All Levels | Period 2 | Week 2 (July 13-18, 2025)
This class will feature the unique and often overlooked ballads and songs from the Ozarks. A master ballad singer, Sara is particularly good at digging deep into the material she’s focusing on, providing historical background and looking at the considerations singers face when singing traditional material that is beyond their personal history. The class will be fully interactive, so come prepared to sing.
About the Instructor
Sara Grey grew up in New Hampshire but has lived in Scotland and England for 46 years. As a youngster in North Carolina she first heard a lot of mountain music and her love for the old time banjo music and songs developed from this experience. She has carried this interest into her adult life studying folklore and collecting and performing music from the various areas in which she has lived. Before she moved to Scotland, Sara was part of “The Golden Ring” with people like Ed Trickett and Gordon Bok. They were a well-known group of singers interested in traditional song.
Now, after many years of singing and playing her banjo in public, Sara’s repertoire is as fresh and relevant as ever. She has been concentrating for the last several years on tracing the migration for songs from the British Isles to North America. Sara lives for her music and works at her trade with the result that her music is not only technically excellent but also filled with her warmth and spirit.