Claudia Jacobs
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    I spent my childhood listening to The Weavers, show tunes, Brand and Lehrer and my adolescence to Bromberg, Zappa, Joni and CSNY.  
     I got my first guitar, a Favilla from Favilla's basement,
 and wrote my first song at eleven years of age.

    After the coffee houses and impressively massive outdoor concerts of my college days, I moved to NYC  entering the folk scene on the tails of Vega  and Van Ronk; sharing bills with Massengill, Eberhardt, Lavin, Hardy and RJ Elliott; playing Clearwater, Central Park and The Speakeasy.
      Back on the Island, I was awarded the title of 
 “Long Island’s favorite soul singer” by the Long Island Press, and “Hardcore Angel”  by an enthusiastic fan. 
         After taking a chunk of time out to produce children and create new works as resident composer for the International Jewish Arts Festival of Long Island, I returned to full time writing and singing a few years back and opened for Richie Havens, Judy Collins, Susan Werner and John Gorka;  released the Makin’ Lemonade EP;  contributed a rendition of Ray Davies’ Looney Balloon for Paradiddle Records ’ CD “Kinks Unkovered”  and completed my long awaited full-length CD  Rally On!  reflects her wide range of influences from Folk, Jazz, Blues, Soul and Bluegrass.  Featured on the CD is some classic soul-style organ, tasty guitars, tuba, acoustic bass, cello and accordion.