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Artist
Sonya Cotton
12+ albums
san franciscofolkfemale vocalistindieoozes cuteness from every pore
about
San Francisco-based Sonya Cotton was born and raised in the East, where as a child, she actively pursued dance, theater, voice, and visual arts. These interests eventually led her to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY where she majored in Studio Art. It was at Vassar that Sonya began writing and performing her own songs. Her first collection of songs became the 2005 8-song release "Baltimore Trees," arranged and recorded by fellow student and bandmate Chris Kiehne. Following graduation Sonya traveled, and lived in New York City, Philadelphia, and Berkeley, CA, all the while writing and performing the songs that would become her next album: "Out of the Ocean" (available for purchase here.) Recording in her grandparents' secluded lakeside cabin in Connecticut, Sonya worked again with arranger/engineer Chris Kiehne to produce an album of stark and sorrowful folk, which received positive critical attention. Following a whimsical invitation from a longtime friend to head West in late 2006, Sonya packed her bags and embarked on a cross-country tour, playing shows with friend and fiddler Joe Kille along the way. The journey ended in San Francisco, where Sonya only intented to stay for a few months. A few months extended to two years and counting, due to the welcoming artistic community, the beauty of the city and it's surroundings, and a close-knit group of friends that in time has become family. Shortly after arriving in San Francisco Sonya met the musicians that would become
top songs
albums
It Is So
Red River
Out of the Ocean
Baltimore Trees
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Red River (2nd master)
When I Go Home
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World Cafe Next 20
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The Dead Will Walk, Dear
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Folk Forward: Indie Folk, Alt-folk and the occasional folk classics. [SomaFM]
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Future Folk: Indie Folk, Neobilly, Steampunk, Gaslight and the occasional folk classics. [SomaFM]
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WKND PLYLST
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Kickstarter