Profile :: Sharon Bousquet

Born in South Philadelphia to a musical family, Sharon grew up on the East Coast in towns like Chester, PA and Wilmington, DE. Voices from the left side of the radio dial began making an impression during the long vacations her family took each summer. With her father behind the wheel of a wood-paneled Ford station wagon and a small Scotty travel trailer rolling behind, the voices of Joni Mitchell, CSNY, and the progressive rock melodies of Yes, Led Zeppelin and Heart took hold. Those long car rides throughout the West left ample time for an artist’s imagination to rise, for a writer to be born.

Each of Sharon’s 5 CDs, including her first studio session at 8th Avenue Sound with the Vancouver- based ensemble “Travelers in Paradise” - a compilation that raised $10,ooo for the H.I.V. ward of the Vancouver Children’s Hospital - have been independently released. Now, the strongest of the five reaches American audiences with the 2007 release of "Temple".