Sarah Masen is an American singer-songwriter originally from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. For several years she has lived in
Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, the author
David Dark, and their three children. Initially signed to
Charlie Peacock's
re:think label, and subsequently to
Word Records, she is now independent. As a songwriter, she has collaborated with
Béla Fleck,
Julie Lee and Sam Ashworth.
Background
In 1998 she released ''Carry Us Through'', and in 1999 BEC Recordings reissued ''The Holding'' as a Sarah Masen solo album. After the release of ''The Dreamlife of Angels'' in 2001, Masen did not release her own new material for six years, although in 2004 she did contribute two tracks to the album ''Stars and Sirens'' by Pristina, a collective of female artists teamed with the producer Joey B. of
The Echoing Green
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.
Jon Foreman, of the band
Switchfoot
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, is Masen's brother-in-law (Foreman is married to her sister Emily), and featured Masen on several tracks on his ''
Summer
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Discography
Albums
* ''The Holding'' (1995, independent)
* ''
Sarah Masen'' (1996, re:think)
* ''Carry Us Through'' (1998, re:think)
* ''The Holding'' (1999, re-issue, REX)
* ''The Dreamlife of Angels'' (2001, Word)
EPs
* ''Women's Work Is Alchemy'' (2007 EP, independent)
* ''A History of Light and Shadow'' (2007 EP, independent)
* ''Magic That Works'' (2007 EP, independent)
References
External links
*
Interview With ALLALOM Music
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Living people
1975 births
Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
American women singer-songwriters
21st-century American singers
21st-century American women singers