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Shortly after her EP release in 2007, Sarah was nominated for two Madison Area Music Awards in her home town for best new artist and best electronic song. That summer she packed her bags eager to take on a new city full of new sounds. Eventually she found a home next to a small recording studio in the basement of a coffeeshop in St. Paul. Most of her songs seem to pour from her guitar in the wee hours of the morning when all the world seems to have fallen asleep. Then in the day you can find her singing and playing acoustic guitar and piano at any coffee house, college, main stage, and sidewalk corner she can find. Sarah's shows retain the same sense of spontaneity and originality in which her songs were conceived. Paulie, a kick ass drummer from Rochester and her baby brother Ian often join her on stage. Unexpected plot twists, dramatic tempo changes, hand drumming, and Sarah's rich soulful voice are what best characterize Sarah Pray and her band. Sarah Pray's music has been featured on local and national stations/podcasts such as the Independent Stream, WSUM radio, Roo Radio, Twin Cities Radio on the net, Cities 97, MN Local Sound, MetroBlast Podcast, and Cities Live Radio. Among other venues, she has performed frequently at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, and occasionally at the Varsity Theater, Nomad Pub, Station 4, Club Underground, Acadia Cafe, college campuses, the Union and Capital Brewery (Madison, WI), dozens of Starbucks in Southern Minnesota, and several folk festivals. Although her experience as a professional musician spans only a year, it has been "one crazy year of playing, meeting great musician and making new friends in the Mid-West!," she says. I would plan on seeing Sarah and her band around for a long time. |
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Uncommon Ground Past Show Dates | |
| 2008-06-14 (21 days) | Tim Daisy's Falling Sky Quartet |
| Phil Lomac | |
| Sarah Pray | |
| The Giving Tree Band | |
| Union County | |