Clare Burson is an American

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singer-songwriter. She has released four albums. Since 2003, Burson has released four studio albums.

Early life and education

Burson was born in

Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Tenne ...

. She is a classically-trained violinist. After graduating from

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, she studied

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and

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in Germany on a

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Music career

Burson's 2010 release ''Silver and Ash'' was released by Rounder Records, and produced by

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. The content of the album is based on Burson's research on her family's life in

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. She won a grant from Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artist to write an album with Jewish themes.

Discography

References

External links

Official website
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Video: Interview with Clare Burson
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