S.O.D. "Travelin' Lady" by Rosalie Sorrels

6/30/2017     A strong tribute must be given to this incredible woman of folk music who just left us on June 11.  Her career spanned six decades.  In case you don't read this to the end, I'll tell you now to settle in and have a listen to Miss Sorrels.  Quite dedicated to her trade, she left her husband in her early 30s, taking her five children with her to establish herself as a folk performer across America.  

     She compiled 32 musical works of which 20 featured her as the main vocalist.  In 2000 she released "No Closing Chord: Songs of Malvina Reynolds." This folk/blues musician and vocalist was her biggest influence.  

     Sorrels received some interesting and prestigious awards, including the World Folk Music Association's Kate Wolf Award, the Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Network, and the Boise Peace Quilt Award.  Oh yeah, she was a storyteller too, not to mention a social activist, teacher of sorts, and concert promoter, responsible for bringing Joan Baez to Salt Lake City for the first time in 1963.  "Traveling Lady" is from her 1972 album of the same name.