Sally Rogers

Folk singer, songwriter and educator Sally Rogers has performed from coast to coast for forty years! She has performed for audiences around the world at festivals, concerts, schools, and most any other public place you can imagine. Sally is equally talented at stirring a crowd to sing, or at using music to draw out even the shyest child in a classroom to become an active and enthusiastic participant. Widely known for her crystal clear voice, Sally accompanies herself with guitar, banjo and mountain dulcimer. Many of these instruments are used in her solo performances, as a duo with her husband Howie Bursen, with long-time buddy Claudia Schmidt, or as part of her interactive school residencies.

As an accomplished songwriter, Sally’s most beloved songs Lovely Agnes, Circle of the Sun, and What Can One Little Person Do?, have become staples in the folk world – sung in coffeehouses and kindergartens, at bedsides and campfires across the country and abroad.

Sally has performed with fellow Michigan native and long-time friend, Claudia Schmidt, since 1981. As a folk duo extraordinaire, they have recorded four albums together including Closing the Distance, While We Live, and Evidence of Happiness. In 2016, Sally and Claudia released their fourth collaborative album, We are Welcomed.

To date, Sally has recorded five solo albums, four children’s recordings, two albums with Howie Bursen, four albums with Claudia Schmidt, and has participated in numerous other recording projects.

Although much of Rogers’ time is spent teaching music in the public schools and being an artist‐in‐residence these days, she continues to perform in concerts as opportunities arise. Her gorgeous singing voice, boundless energy and good humor are welcomed from coast to coast.