Sarah Cleaver
From Where I Stand
© 2003 Sarah Cleaver (783707811123)
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With an aggressive guitar style matched with a powerful voice, she delivers thoughtful lyrics that inspire and move you to think.
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SARAH CLEAVER
1980- Sarah "The Cleave" Cleaver born in Allentown, Pa.
1983- Parents make her take up violin
1985- First abduction by aliens who play the accordion and lend musical inspiration
1990- Starts growing armpit hair and quits gymnastics after teacher tells her to shave
1992- Threatens to throw violin out the window
Parents sell violin
1993- Starts dressing in black and hanging out with "the boys"
Gets an electric guitar
Smokes cigarettes in the school parking lot
Sees first Indigo Girls concert. Decides to learn every song to impress a
girl
1995- Gets acoustic guitar
Forced by parents to take up an extracurricular activity
Joins basketball team. Runs in wrong direction on the court. Quits basketball team
Writes first song about a former student's suicide in sixth grade
Wins junior high talent competition
1996- Starts playing gigs at coffee houses
Family members bring video cameras
1997- Incorporates activism in songwriting
1998- Moves to Greensboro, North Carolina
2000- Voyage to India
Invites Dali Llama to her performance. He stays home with 6,000 refugees instead
2001- Tries to ride a cow in India
2002- Moves to Lansing, Michigan
Works for feminist retreat center
Grows armpit hair
Eats too much cheese
2003- Adds drummer, guitarist, accordion player, mandolin player, Alex Wilson
Records debut album, "From Where I Stand"
Discovers that she clenches her butt when she's nervous
Intimate, moving, and thoughtfully crafted, Sarah Cleaver's "From Where I Stand" incorporates acoustic folk with a few shots of rock 'n roll and country. Her debut album explores the various realms of relationships, the struggle to figure out purpose, and the human fight for understanding. A uniquely beautiful voice matched by powerful lyrics, Sarah delivers a refreshing sound filled with personal angst, truth, and compassion. She's not just another girl with a guitar.
she has teamed up with Kate Peterson and they are touring the country!!!
check out: www.nervousbutexcited.com
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GIGANTIC voice - Great Record
author: Kristen HSarah Cleaver's "From Where I Stand" is a great disc. Thought-filled and quite political, the songs rush at you with a force of a Mack Truck. What I couldn't get over was the voice. It is so........intense is the closest thing that I can find to describe it. Also, the songs are quite addictive, and will be stuck in your head for days even if you listen to it 20 times over and over. In short- BUY IT!!! IT IS TOTALLY WORTH IT!