Music like The Lonesome Sisters

The Lonesome Sisters, Sarah Hawker and Debra Clifford, were voted Best Acoustic Duo of 2006 by Gibson Guitars. They have performed at venues such as the Newport Folk Festival and the Kaufman Center, Merkin Hall in NYC, and performed with Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz, Jesse Winchester, The Levon Helm Band, Hazel Dickens, Alice Gerrard, Laurie Lewis, Dudley Connell, Marshall Wilborn, Tony Trischka, Mike Marshall and Darol Anger. At Merlefest 2004 they performed and they won best country song in the Merlefest Chris Austin Songwriting Contest for Sarah's song, "Forgiveness." They have recorded six CD's on their own record label, Tin Halo Music. "Follow Me Down" was voted best original song in the Clifftop WV Appalachian Stringband Festival Songwriting Contest. Sarah was a judge in the 2007 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest.