Sarah Louise

Bio

Guitarist, singer, and composer Sarah Louise lives in the woods outside of Asheville, North Carolina. In her work as a solo artist and in the duo House and Land, she draws upon both traditional and experimental music, teasing out the commonalities between old Appalachian songs and 20th-century minimalist compositions. She initially became known for her distinctive 12-string guitar fingerpicking style, but has increasingly used multitrack recording and digital processing to summon a palette of abstract sounds from her instrument. Here, she talks about the importance of nature and meditation in her creative practice, and a healing experience that inspired her latest album, Nighttime Birds and Morning Stars.