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Artist
Sara Swenson
12+ albums
singer-songwriterfolkfolk and indiefemale vocalistfemale vocalists
about
A few years back while Kansas City-native Sara Swenson was picking out a new guitar to strum, someone mistakenly referred to her as “the singer-songwriter.” Rather than correcting the error, she decided to try and fulfill the title. A writer by nature, Swenson unexpectedly found a new voice, penning tunes known for their honesty and connections to listeners’ personal experiences. Following her first year of public performing, she released her debut album in September 2008, a self-titled effort produced by Don Chaffer. The nine tracks feature minimal instrumentation – primarily Swenson’s acoustic guitar with additional decoration by Chaffer – to emphasize the songwriting and voice. “It feels personal, powerful, life affirming,” Present Magazine reviewer Pete Dulin wrote about the record. “With this debut album, it is evident that Swenson is more than capable of capturing the intangible feelings and bonds that nonetheless have a physical impact and emotional resonance.” As Swenson’s album made it into more hands and more audiences experienced her live performances, the local music scene began to recognize her. In 2009, voters selected her as Kansas City’s “Singer-Songwriter of the Year” at the Pitch Music Awards. (She has since been nominated for the same title in the upcoming 2010 Pitch Music Awards, as well.) Her self-titled album also garnered the #1 spot on the “100 Best Recordings of 2009” by local radio station 90.1 KKFI. To date, 2010 has only enriched Swenson’s musi
