On this episode of The Art of the Story, blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Sue Foley talks about her Grammy-nominated new album One Guitar Woman.
Foley picked up a guitar at age 13 in her native Canada. By age 20 she was touring the world. The next year she grabbed her #1 guitar “Pinky” and moved to the blues hotbed of Austin, Texas.
Countless miles and concerts later, Foley has reached the pinnacle of her profession, being nominated for her first Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. The well-reviewed One Guitar Woman is a tribute to female guitar players. Many of the women represented were pioneers of the blues, but flamenco, classical, Maybelle Carter’s “Carter Scratch”, and other styles are also represented on the album. She spoke to WBGO's Dave Popkin about the album and her blossoming career.
Sue Foley will be headlining the South Orange International Blues Festival Winter edition at SOPAC tonight (February 7) and will be at Iridium in New York City tomorrow (February 8). The first portion of the shows will feature Foley performing solo acoustic songs from One Guitar Woman solo acoustic and telling stories about the female pioneers. Her band will join her in the second set filled with electric blues.
You can hear Dave Popkin's entire interview with Sue Foley here.
