A new CD, "Better
Days a Comin'," Doug Bailey has done a splendid job of adding some images to his recordings our CD, Better Days a Comin. It is publicity video giving samples of a number of tracks. Enjoy, buy the CD! See the video ... ----------------------------------------------- Sara's first
solo recording with the Folk Legacy label is now available
from The Smithsonian. The Folk Legacy recordings were so
significant that they were all taken over by The Smithsonian
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"Sara Grey and her son, Kieron Means, play
American music, as distinct from Americana -theirs is the real
deal. Old-time ballads, cowboy songs and Primitive Methodist
hymns are all grist to their individual mill. Sara's unique
frailing banjo style and Kieron's blues-inflected guitar are in
perfect harmony and this, instinctive, family symbiosis is what
sets them apart. Passionate and heartfelt vocals are the icing
on the cake and it's hardly surprising that they are no
strangers to the Bothy Folk Club." - Clive Pownseby,
Organiser, Bothy Folk Club, Southport
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"This year marks a significant milestone in
the career of the seemingly ageless Sara Grey. 2019 marks the
50th anniversary of her arrival on these shores, initially to
tour, then to collect songs in the Outer Hebridies, a finally to
live for most of the follwoeing 46 years. For over four years
now she's been back in her native USA, but she still finds
plentyof opportunities to return to these islands and
re-establish her status as one of the UK's best loved American
performers. This year she's touring and recoding once again with
her son, the prodigiously talented Kieron Means, in a duo which
seems to go from strength to strength." - Brian Peters,
Living Tradition August 2019
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Banjo Lessons "Sara Is GREAT . She is so very patient. you will love her. She can get you playing by ear and along with others." - Wayne Keiderling. |
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Wayfaring Strangers |
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Email from Fiona Ritchie to
Sara, "As you reflect upon your life's work I want you to know you are an important part of this book. There are three transcribed excerpts from our radio interview on the subject, you are profiled as one of our "Voices of Tradition" as a "specialist in transatlantic song connections from year of research and collecting", and you are also included on the wonderful 20 track CD, singing "Black is the Color". Recordings by you and Kieron are included in the Discography of fifty recommended albums. So this book has real benefited from your input Sara, along with other "Voices" such as Pete Seeger, Jean Ritchie, Doc Watson, Jean Redpath, John Cohen, John Purser, Archie Fisher, Cara Dillon, Len Graham, Sheila Kay Adams and other musicians you will know. " |
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