Claire Lynch (born February 20, 1954) is an American
bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States. The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Like mainstream country music, it la ...
ian, singer, songwriter, and producer. She is a three-time winner of the
International Bluegrass Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year honors.
She is considered one of the two best female voices in bluegrass, a recognition she shares with
Dale Ann Bradley.
Early life
Lynch moved to
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in ...
from
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, United States. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with the New York metropolitan area around Manhattan by the Unite ...
, when she was 12 years old.
She grew up in a musical family, with her mother playing the piano and her father singing.
She had two sisters with whom she would sing, including doing trios at church. In high school, she spent time writing and recording songs.
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Career
Lynch's musical career transitioned during college when she became interested in bluegrass music. She joined a band called Hickory Wind, which eventually changed its name to the Front Porch String Band
Claire Lynch (born February 20, 1954) is an American bluegrass musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. She is a three-time winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year honors. She is considered one of ...
.[ Lynch played with the group until 1981, when it retired from the road. She then pursued a dual career of music and raising a family. The Front Porch String Band reunited in 1991, releasing the album ''Lines and Traces''.][
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Discography
Awards and honors
Lynch has won numerous awards in her career, including being named the best female vocalist in 1997, 2010, and 2013 by the International Bluegrass Music Association. She also received a USA Walker Fellowship Award in 2012.Grammy
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
in the Best Bluegrass Album
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category:40th Annual Grammy Awards
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*''North By South'' (2016) was nominated at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards
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1954 births
Living people
American bluegrass musicians
American women singers
Record producers from New York (state)
Songwriters from New York (state)
Compass Records artists
Guitarists from New York (state)
Musicians from Kingston, New York
Rounder Records artists
Singers from New York (state)
20th-century American guitarists
Country musicians from New York (state)
American women record producers
20th-century American women guitarists
21st-century American women