A distinctive voice, subtle lyrics, and a fiercely independent style define the music of Virginia singer-songwriter SARAH WHITE. Her sound spans folk, pop and country, surrendering to the conventions of none while espousing the beauty of all. Highly skilled as a vocalist and guitarist, Sarah won Best Song at the 2007 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest for her song "Sweetheart", which serves as the title-track for her latest EP. Her unique sound has caught the ear of bandleader Dave Matthews: "Sarah's music kills me; beautifully from the ground up, no plastic. I got stuck behind a logging truck today. I was listening to Sarah. It was great." "White's music is often called country, and there is more than a touch of country in her guitar playing and song writing, and in the plaintive lilt of her voice, the way it curls in at the end of her words like a deep forest fern. This is country in the manner of Townes Van Zandt and Gillian Welch, country that's more about the dark hills of Appalachia than the plastic, McCowboy fantasy of Nash-Vegas." ( J Tobias Beard)