Clare Burson

Clare Burson
Clare Burson
	Clare Burson performing in 2007
Background information
Born
Genres	Indie folk
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	2003–present
Label	Rounder Records
Website	www.clareburson.com

Clare Burson is an American indie folk singer-songwriter.^[1] She has released four albums. Since 2003, Burson has released four studio albums.^[2]^[3]

Early life and education

Burson was born in Memphis, Tennessee.^[4] She is a classically trained violinist. After graduating from Brown University, she studied Identity Politics and The Holocaust in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship.^[3]^[5]

Music career

Burson's 2010 release Silver and Ash was released by Rounder Records, and produced by Tucker Martine.^[3] The content of the album is based on Burson's research on her family's life in Nazi Germany.^[6] She won a grant from Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artist to write an album with Jewish themes.^[6]

Discography

Year	Title	Label
2003	The In-Between
2005	Idaho
2007	Thieves	Criterion
2010	Silver and Ash	Rounder Records

References

↑ Reges, Margaret. "Clare Burson". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Silver and Ash". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
1 2 3 Dominus, Susan (September 21, 2010). "Channeling a Family's Silence into Songs About the Holocaust". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
↑ Lunden, Jeff (October 15, 2010). "Clare Burson: Songs Of A Haunted Past". NPR. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
↑ Sullivan, Robert. "An ancient piece of cheese from Lithuania". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
1 2 Puckett, Jeffrey Lee. "Family story redefined what's important for Clare Burson". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

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[amg_bio-1] Reges, Margaret. "Clare Burson". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

[amg_silver-2] Ruhlmann, William. "Silver and Ash". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

[nyt_silver-3] 1 2 3 Dominus, Susan (September 21, 2010). "Channeling a Family's Silence into Songs About the Holocaust". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

[nproct2010-4] Lunden, Jeff (October 15, 2010). "Clare Burson: Songs Of A Haunted Past". NPR. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

[nyorker-5] Sullivan, Robert. "An ancient piece of cheese from Lithuania". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 27, 2011.

[cj2011-6] 1 2 Puckett, Jeffrey Lee. "Family story redefined what's important for Clare Burson". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

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