Alice Gerrard

Alice Gerrard (born July 8, 1934) is an American bluegrass singer, banjoist, and guitar player. She performed in a duo with Hazel Dickens and as part of The Back Creek Buddies with Matokie Slaughter.

Gerrard was born Seattle, Washington. Her mother was from Yakima, Washington and her father from Wigan in England. Gerrard attended Antioch College where she was exposed to folk music. After college, she moved to Washington, D.C. and became part of the thriving bluegrass scene there.[1] Gerrard was married to Jeremy Foster who died in a car accident. She had four children by him. She was later married to Mike Seeger and recorded two albums with him until they divorced.

The Alice Gerrard Collection (1954-2000) is located in the Southern Folklife Collection[2] of the Wilson Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Discography

Alice Gerrard

With Hazel Dickens

With Mike Seeger

Tom, Brad & Alice

With Gail Gillespie and Sharon Sandomirsky

Compilations

Films

References

  1. ↑ "Alice Gerrard Bio - Alice Gerrard Career". CMT Artists. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Southern Folklife Collection". Lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "FolkStreams » Homemade American Music". Folkstreams.net. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

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