Description: Learn about singer-songwriter Susie Flaherty, listen to music, buy the CD, Raggedy Man, and get contact information.
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Her collection of heartbreak ballads and blues features 12 tracks plus a long bonus track of the story-song, "Mole in the Ground." Based on the true history of a family friend, "My Daniel Died at Devil's Den" earned Susie a top spot in the songwriting contest at the Ossipee Valley Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival in Cornish Maine in July 2008. Performed unaccompanied, the haunting Civil War song has earned Susie accolades in the folk music and bluegrass community. American by birth, but internationalis
"Her arrangements lend themselves to her ballads. Her blues and spirituals put me in the mind of Jerry Silverman, but she doesn't try to be anybody other than who she is.
Susie sometimes performs with her son, Matt Dunbier, on mandolin and vocals. Her performance schedule and selected songs can be found on her MySpace page .