An accomplished performer and songwriter, Sarah began her journey with music when she was just 6 years old.  She became enamored with the mountain dulcimer after hearing a concert at the Blair School of Music and started begging for lessons.  At first, the late David Schnaufer (the Professor of Dulcimer at that time), didn't know what to make of her request, but after pestering him for months, he began working with her.  After just a few short months, she earned a scholarship to the Blair School of Music.
 
Fascinated with the history of this American instrument, she quickly became knowledgeable about the traditions of Appalachian Music and at the age of nine, she became the youngest person ever to win the Mountain Dulcimer Championship at the nationally recognized contest, Uncle Dave Macon Days.
 
In addition to the old-time music for which she became known, Sarah's exploration of the instrument's capacity to play all types of music have led her to studies with Garnett Davis of the Blair School of Music, Janita Baker of California, and Ken Bloom of North Carolina.  As a youth scholar, she has also attended three week-long intensives at Western Carolina University.
 
She is a much sought-after musician, playing numerous venues throughout the Southeast including the Frist Center for the Arts, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Palace Theater, Murphy Auditorium, Unicoi State Park, Ingram Auditorium, Paramount Theater for the Arts, and Turner Recital Hall.  Sarah has also played on two Dove-nominated cd's, The Journey by the Oak Ridge Boys, and Will Play for Pie by the Chigger Hill Boys and Terri.
 
Recently, Sarah has found that song-writing is a natural extension of performance and she is enjoying numerous successes including a turn at the Bluebird Cafe and a title track cut for the Chigger Hill Boys latest cd, Soul Central Railroad, which she co-wrote with several other Nashville songwriters.
 
 An active member of the Nashville community, Sarah feels it extremely important to use her talents to give back to her community.  Two years ago, she hosted her first benefit concert and raised over $3800 for the Middle Tennessee Autism Society.  Recently, she became an intern with the Very Special People of the Arts and is planning to host a concert to benefit this organization on March 8, 2008.  For more information on this special event, please go to:

www.sarahelizabethmusic.com/autismbenefit.htm