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Rosalie Sorrels
12+ albums
folksinger-songwriterIdahofemale vocalistfemale vocalists
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Rosalie Sorrels (Rosalie Ann Stringfellow, Boise, Idaho, June 24, 1933 - June 11, 2017) was an American folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. She began her public career as a singer and collector of traditional folksongs in the late 1950s. During the early 1960s she left her husband and began traveling and performing at music festivals and clubs throughout the United States. She and her five children traveled across the country as she worked to support her family and establish herself as a performer. Along the way she made many lifelong friends among the folk and beat scene. Her career of social activism, storytelling, teaching, learning, songwriting, collecting folk songs, performing, and recording has spanned six decades. Rosalie's first major gig was at the Newport Folk Festival in 1966. Rosalie recorded more than 20 albums including the 2005 Grammy nominated album "My Last Go 'Round" (Best Traditional Folk Album.) She authored two books and wrote the introduction to her mother's book. In 1990 Sorrels was the recipient of the World Folk Music Association's Kate Wolf Award. In 1999 she received the National Storytelling Network Circle of Excellence Award for "exceptional commitment and exemplary contributions to the art of storytelling." In 2000 she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Idaho. In 2001 she was awarded the Boise Peace Quilt Award. She had been featured several times on National Public Radio and profiled on Idaho Public Televis
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If I Could Be the Rain
Folk songs of Idaho and Utah
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Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
Folksongs of Idaho and Utah
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SXSW 2009 Showcasing Artists
Classic Railroad Songs
Strangers In Another Country
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Nod To Bob, A - An Artist's Tribute To Bob Dylan
My Last Go Round
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Live at Caffe Lena: Music from America's Legendary Coffeehouse, 1967-2013
The Lonesome Roving Wolves
Borderline Heart