www.SusanSherlock.com
POBox1281
York, South Carolina 29745
803-628-0543
SVSherlock@aol.com
Biography
Susan began playing the hammered dulcimer in October 1995 by imitating what she heard on recordings of traditional American and Celtic music. Over the years, her love of the instrument and traditional music has led her on a rich journey of performing and teaching.
As evidenced in her recent solo recording Wateree, Susan's playing is recognized as creative, expressive and versatile. She has been invited to teach and perform at numerous festivals nationally and internationally including the Cork Dulcimer Festival in Ireland, South West Dulcimer Festival in Dewey, AZ, Queen City Dulcimer Festival in Charlotte, NC, Bay Path Dulcimer Festival in Northborough, MA, Cranberry Dulcimer Gathering, Binghamton, NY, and the Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival in Winston-Salem NC, and She is also very active the local music community where she performs, teaches lessons, and conducts workshops.
Susan is the founder of the Yorkville Music Weekend. The new festival emerged from Susan's desire to bring musicians together, to provide space for them to share their talents with each other and to perpetuate the tradition of folk music in her hometown of York, SC. The event, held the weekend before Thanksgiving, began with hammered dulcimers, but has expanded to include fiddle workshops and multi-instrument jams. Yorkville Music Weekend 2003 will be held
November 21-22, featuring the Virginia based band No Strings Attached!
Susan's solo recording Wateree was released June 2001 and features traditional American, international folk and original tunes. Joining her are Albert Dulin (fiddles, mandolin), Ken Kolodner (fiddle, hammered dulcimer), Dan Bright (fiddle), and Fred McKinney (guitar). Susan's original tune "Garden Café Waltz" was recently chosen to be re-released (August 2002) on an Oasis CD "Acoustic Sampler" recording and distributed to over 500 radio stations nation-wide.
Susan is a performing member of Indiegrrl. Indiegrrl performers are both established and emerging acts, and the criterion for being chosen is simple: "the music must be exceptional, no matter where in your career you are." She is also a recipient of a Regional Artist Grant from the North Carolina Arts and Science Council, a member of Fiddle and Bow, World Folk Music Association, the Triangle Folk Society, the Baltimore Folk Society and serves on the Charlotte Folk Society Board of Directors.
During the summer months Susan is a full-time musician and spends much of her time touring and performing. However, during the remainder of the year, she splits her time between music and her teaching career in Engineering. Susan has been a full time faculty member in Engineering Technology at York Technical College in Rock Hill SC since 1986 where she teaches August - May.
Selected Concert and Teaching Appearances
June 2003
Cork Dulcimer Festival
Cork Ireland
Tune Swap Leader, performer
June 2003
O'Donovan's Hotel
Clonakilty, Ireland
Featured performer
June 2003
Cobh Heritage Center
Cobh, Ireland
Solo performer
February 2003
Hammerheads Dulcimer Festival
Virginia Beach, VA
Featured instructor and concert performer
December 2002
Brookgreen Gardens
Pawley's Island, SC
Night of a Thousand Candles
Featured performer
November 23, 2002
The Sylvia Theater
York, SC
Concert with Ken Kolodner
July 2002
Cranberry Dulcimer Gathering
Binghamton, NY
Solo concert performer and instructor
May 2002
Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival
Winston-Salem, NC
Featured instructor and concert performer
April 2002
Jonesborough Visitors Center
Jonesborough, TN
Featured instructor and concert performer
October 2001
Bay Path Dulcimer Festival
Northborough, MA
Featured instructor and concert performer
October 2001
Jubilee Festival of the Arts
Rock Hill, SC
Featured solo performer
August 2000, 2001, 2002
Kings Mountain State Park
Ticketed solo concert performance
June 2000, 2001
Southwest Dulcimer Festival
Dewey, AZ
Featured Instructor, performer and jam leader
March 2000, 2001
Queen City Dulcimer Festival
Charlotte, NC
Featured instructor and concert performer
August 1998
Summerfest
York, SC
Featured performer. Solo concert.
February 1997
Home Page Show with Bill Curry
SCETV Channel 30, Rock Hill, SC
30-minute interview/demonstration.
Additional Performances
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC
Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC
Winthrop Olde English Consortium, Rock Hill, SC
Baxter Hood Center, Rock Hill, SC
Winthrop University, Rock Hill SC
Historic Brattonsville, McConnells, SC
Charlotte Observer Expo, Charlotte NC
Economic Development Corp. with Senator "Fritz" Hollings, Rock Hill, SC
The Catawba Indian Nation, Rock Hill, SC
Monroe Art Gallery, Monroe, NC
Rock Hill Music Club, Rock Hill, SC
Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC
Organizations
Charlotte Folk Society, Board of Directors, Charlotte, North Carolina
Fiddle and Bow Society, Winston Salem, North Carolina
Triangle Folk Society, Raleigh, North Carolina
Baltimore Folk Society, Baltimore, Maryland
World Folk Music Association
Just Plain Folks, Song Writing/Musician Organization
INDIEGRRL
Discography
"Wateree", Susan Vinson Sherlock, 2001, Traditional American, Celtic, International folk, and original tunes on hammered dulcimer with fiddle/mandolin by Albert Dulin, guitar by Fred McKinney, fiddle by Dan Bright, and fiddle/hammered dulcimer by special guest Ken Kolodner.
"Oasis Acoustic Sampler", OasisCD, 2002, an acoustic sampler CD from Oasis CD & Cassette Duplication which Includes Susan's "Garden Café Waltz". www.oasiscd.com
Quotes
"Susan plays with skill and confidence and her dulcimer meshes seamlessly with her supporting cast of musicians..." Dulcimer Players News, Feb 2002
" . . . so purely beautiful it will give you chills." Kerry Anderson, Gila Mountain Dulcimers
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.susansherlock.com
Track List:
1. Merriweather
2. Garden Cafe'
3. Willie's
4. Erev Shel Shoshanim
5. North Carolina Breakdown
6. Wateree/Tennessee Waltz
7. Planxty Irwin
8. Quantz Minuet
9. Sherlock's Hornpipe/Johnston's Hornpipe
10. Childgrove
11. Hangman's Rope/Home Ruler
12. Margaret Ann Robertson
13. Coleman's March
Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
POBox1281
York, South Carolina 29745
803-628-0543
SVSherlock@aol.com
Biography
Susan began playing the hammered dulcimer in October 1995 by imitating what she heard on recordings of traditional American and Celtic music. Over the years, her love of the instrument and traditional music has led her on a rich journey of performing and teaching.
As evidenced in her recent solo recording Wateree, Susan's playing is recognized as creative, expressive and versatile. She has been invited to teach and perform at numerous festivals nationally and internationally including the Cork Dulcimer Festival in Ireland, South West Dulcimer Festival in Dewey, AZ, Queen City Dulcimer Festival in Charlotte, NC, Bay Path Dulcimer Festival in Northborough, MA, Cranberry Dulcimer Gathering, Binghamton, NY, and the Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival in Winston-Salem NC, and She is also very active the local music community where she performs, teaches lessons, and conducts workshops.
Susan is the founder of the Yorkville Music Weekend. The new festival emerged from Susan's desire to bring musicians together, to provide space for them to share their talents with each other and to perpetuate the tradition of folk music in her hometown of York, SC. The event, held the weekend before Thanksgiving, began with hammered dulcimers, but has expanded to include fiddle workshops and multi-instrument jams. Yorkville Music Weekend 2003 will be held
November 21-22, featuring the Virginia based band No Strings Attached!
Susan's solo recording Wateree was released June 2001 and features traditional American, international folk and original tunes. Joining her are Albert Dulin (fiddles, mandolin), Ken Kolodner (fiddle, hammered dulcimer), Dan Bright (fiddle), and Fred McKinney (guitar). Susan's original tune "Garden Café Waltz" was recently chosen to be re-released (August 2002) on an Oasis CD "Acoustic Sampler" recording and distributed to over 500 radio stations nation-wide.
Susan is a performing member of Indiegrrl. Indiegrrl performers are both established and emerging acts, and the criterion for being chosen is simple: "the music must be exceptional, no matter where in your career you are." She is also a recipient of a Regional Artist Grant from the North Carolina Arts and Science Council, a member of Fiddle and Bow, World Folk Music Association, the Triangle Folk Society, the Baltimore Folk Society and serves on the Charlotte Folk Society Board of Directors.
During the summer months Susan is a full-time musician and spends much of her time touring and performing. However, during the remainder of the year, she splits her time between music and her teaching career in Engineering. Susan has been a full time faculty member in Engineering Technology at York Technical College in Rock Hill SC since 1986 where she teaches August - May.
Selected Concert and Teaching Appearances
June 2003
Cork Dulcimer Festival
Cork Ireland
Tune Swap Leader, performer
June 2003
O'Donovan's Hotel
Clonakilty, Ireland
Featured performer
June 2003
Cobh Heritage Center
Cobh, Ireland
Solo performer
February 2003
Hammerheads Dulcimer Festival
Virginia Beach, VA
Featured instructor and concert performer
December 2002
Brookgreen Gardens
Pawley's Island, SC
Night of a Thousand Candles
Featured performer
November 23, 2002
The Sylvia Theater
York, SC
Concert with Ken Kolodner
July 2002
Cranberry Dulcimer Gathering
Binghamton, NY
Solo concert performer and instructor
May 2002
Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival
Winston-Salem, NC
Featured instructor and concert performer
April 2002
Jonesborough Visitors Center
Jonesborough, TN
Featured instructor and concert performer
October 2001
Bay Path Dulcimer Festival
Northborough, MA
Featured instructor and concert performer
October 2001
Jubilee Festival of the Arts
Rock Hill, SC
Featured solo performer
August 2000, 2001, 2002
Kings Mountain State Park
Ticketed solo concert performance
June 2000, 2001
Southwest Dulcimer Festival
Dewey, AZ
Featured Instructor, performer and jam leader
March 2000, 2001
Queen City Dulcimer Festival
Charlotte, NC
Featured instructor and concert performer
August 1998
Summerfest
York, SC
Featured performer. Solo concert.
February 1997
Home Page Show with Bill Curry
SCETV Channel 30, Rock Hill, SC
30-minute interview/demonstration.
Additional Performances
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC
Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC
Winthrop Olde English Consortium, Rock Hill, SC
Baxter Hood Center, Rock Hill, SC
Winthrop University, Rock Hill SC
Historic Brattonsville, McConnells, SC
Charlotte Observer Expo, Charlotte NC
Economic Development Corp. with Senator "Fritz" Hollings, Rock Hill, SC
The Catawba Indian Nation, Rock Hill, SC
Monroe Art Gallery, Monroe, NC
Rock Hill Music Club, Rock Hill, SC
Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC
Organizations
Charlotte Folk Society, Board of Directors, Charlotte, North Carolina
Fiddle and Bow Society, Winston Salem, North Carolina
Triangle Folk Society, Raleigh, North Carolina
Baltimore Folk Society, Baltimore, Maryland
World Folk Music Association
Just Plain Folks, Song Writing/Musician Organization
INDIEGRRL
Discography
"Wateree", Susan Vinson Sherlock, 2001, Traditional American, Celtic, International folk, and original tunes on hammered dulcimer with fiddle/mandolin by Albert Dulin, guitar by Fred McKinney, fiddle by Dan Bright, and fiddle/hammered dulcimer by special guest Ken Kolodner.
"Oasis Acoustic Sampler", OasisCD, 2002, an acoustic sampler CD from Oasis CD & Cassette Duplication which Includes Susan's "Garden Café Waltz". www.oasiscd.com
Quotes
"Susan plays with skill and confidence and her dulcimer meshes seamlessly with her supporting cast of musicians..." Dulcimer Players News, Feb 2002
" . . . so purely beautiful it will give you chills." Kerry Anderson, Gila Mountain Dulcimers
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.susansherlock.com
Track List:
1. Merriweather
2. Garden Cafe'
3. Willie's
4. Erev Shel Shoshanim
5. North Carolina Breakdown
6. Wateree/Tennessee Waltz
7. Planxty Irwin
8. Quantz Minuet
9. Sherlock's Hornpipe/Johnston's Hornpipe
10. Childgrove
11. Hangman's Rope/Home Ruler
12. Margaret Ann Robertson
13. Coleman's March
Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
- FOLK: Traditional Folk
- CLASSICAL: New Age
- TYPE: INSTRUMENTAL