Juni Fisher
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Juni Fisher is a western
and folk
singer-songwriter
.
She has received six awards from the Western Music Association
: the Crescendo Award, Female Performer of the Year (twice), Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Album of the Year in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 respectively. In addition, the Academy of Western Artists named her Female Performer of the Year in 2005.
The National Cowboy Museum awarded Fisher with the coveted Western Heritage "Wrangler Award" in 2009 for Most Outstanding Western Album, making her the first female recipient of that award in the history of the National Cowboy Museum's awards.
. Her father was the late Howard Fisher; her mother, Buzz Fisher-Burtner, still runs the farm that grows oranges for Sunkist. Juni Fisher now lives in Franklin, Tennessee
, to where she moved in 1991.
She began singing while in elementary school, in a trio with her sisters. She started playing guitar at age seven and wrote her first song at age eight. She graduated from Strathmore High School and College of the Sequoias
.
She has the highest regard for the Western ballad
, which she has described as "a pure form of American folk music". Her musical influences early on included Marty Robbins
, Joan Baez
and Burl Ives
.
She enjoys fly fishing in her spare time.
Western music (North America)
Western music originated as a form of American folk music. Originally composed by and about the people who settled and worked throughout the Western United States and Western Canada. Directly related musically to old English, Scottish, and Irish folk ballads, Western music celebrates the life of...
and folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
.
She has received six awards from the Western Music Association
Western Music Association
The Western Music Association was incorporated in 1989 to promote and preserve western music in its traditional, historical, and contemporary forms....
: the Crescendo Award, Female Performer of the Year (twice), Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Album of the Year in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 respectively. In addition, the Academy of Western Artists named her Female Performer of the Year in 2005.
The National Cowboy Museum awarded Fisher with the coveted Western Heritage "Wrangler Award" in 2009 for Most Outstanding Western Album, making her the first female recipient of that award in the history of the National Cowboy Museum's awards.
Biography
Fisher was originally from a farming family in Strathmore, CaliforniaStrathmore, California
Strathmore is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,819 at the 2010 census, up from 2,584 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. Her father was the late Howard Fisher; her mother, Buzz Fisher-Burtner, still runs the farm that grows oranges for Sunkist. Juni Fisher now lives in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
, to where she moved in 1991.
She began singing while in elementary school, in a trio with her sisters. She started playing guitar at age seven and wrote her first song at age eight. She graduated from Strathmore High School and College of the Sequoias
College of the Sequoias
College of the Sequoias is a public two-year community college located in Visalia in Tulare County, in California's San Joaquin Valley. The current enrollment of COS is 13,000 students, and the college offers a variety of transfer, vocational, and community-based classes, including the fire/police...
.
She has the highest regard for the Western ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
, which she has described as "a pure form of American folk music". Her musical influences early on included Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
, Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice....
and Burl Ives
Burl Ives
Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American actor, writer and folk music singer. As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas, and voice work in theater, television, and motion pictures. Music critic John Rockwell said, "Ives's voice .....
.
She enjoys fly fishing in her spare time.
External links
- Juni Fisher official site