Late For The Dance - Music

Susan Werner Born 1965 Is An American Singer-Songwriter Much Of Whose Work Has Been In The Contemporary Folk Genre. Werner Became Interested In Music At A Young Age And Went On To Receive A Bachelor's Degree In Voice At The University Of Iowa. In 1987 She Moved To Philadelphia And Earned A Master's Degree In Voice At Temple University. Werner Initially Wanted A Career In Opera But After Seeing A Nanci Griffith Performance Became Inspired And Began Composing Songs Of Her Own On Acoustic Guitar. Performing Around Philadelphia Boston And New York City Werner Began Making A Name For Herself In The Folk Scene Of The Early 1990s. She Recorded Five Albums From 1993 To 2001 And In 2001 She Moved To Chicago. Her First Five Albums Were All In The Folk Genre While Her Sixth Album "I Can't Be New" 2004 Was A Substantial Departure With Original Material In The Vein Of Cabaret And Early Jazz. Werner's Seventh Album The Gospel Truth Was Released In March 2007 And Addresses Themes Of Religion Faith Social Responsibility As Well As Religion From An Agnostic's Point Of View. Her Eighth Album Live At Club Passim Featured A Collection Of Original Songs Gospel Jazz & Folk Recorded With Colleen Sexton Trina Hamlin & Bassist Greg Holt. For Her Ninth Album Classics She Performs Pop Music From The 1960s And 1970s Accompanied By Chamber Instruments. Her Tenth Album "Kicking The Beehive" March 2011 Was Produced By Rodney Crowell And Features Guest Appearances From Vince Gill Keb' Mo And Paul Franklin. Her Album "Hayseed" A Concept Album About "farms Farmers And The People Who Love Them" Was Released In The Summer Of 2013. In 2017 Werner Released An American In Havana An EP Featuring Six Songs Written During Two Trips To Cuba In 2015 And 2016. read less