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Press Kit — Bio
According to family lore, Sheri Kling started whistling before she could talk. Singing followed closely behind. And from the moment she finished her very first guitar lesson at age nine, she was hooked for life. Or, as Sheri puts it in her song, “I Heard Colors”—“I was clumsy and I was young, but I sang from my toes. I’d go home tired but happy, serenading the sidewalks.” Today, Sheri is an accomplished singer/songwriter, guitarist and storyteller who weaves together powerful music and vivid stories to create uplifting programs. Her music—built on rich vocals and dynamic guitar—resonates with a certain organic authenticity. Each song is another way of looking at what is real, what is true, and what invites us all into a more passionate and well-lived life. In the fall of 2002, Sheri produced and released her first solo CD Let It Unfold on her own HeartSprings label to high, critical praise. Indie-Music.com said, “It’s impossible to feel anything but good while listening to Sheri Kling’s new release Let It Unfold.” FolkWax.com found it “transcendently well done.” And Bradenton (FL) Herald wrote, “Kling's voice – a clear, strong instrument of beauty – brims with the kind of lived-in experience that immediately makes one lean forward and feel a connection… I've never been so wowed by an unsigned artist as I have by Sheri Kling and her Let it Unfold release.” In 2005, Sheri released two new CDs: the all-original Heartland featuring the talents of Bill Kahler, Jody Worrell, Mark van Allen, Joseph Patrick Moore and Dave Holland; and Passions & Prodigals, a guitar- and voice- only collection of hymns, traditionals, covers and originals. About Heartland, Indie-Music.com wrote “If you want to choose a fabulous album, this is the one,” and Southeast Performer said “here we find Sheri Kling at her best, performing songs of joy, hope, pain, loss, and celebration… the songs ambitiously tug on the heartstrings of the listener, grabbing one’s attention with Kling’s delightful voice and her heavenly use of harmonies. This is a vast mix of songs of the South, a vibrant tapestry of musical material that touches on all the bases of relationships, new loves, and old loves never to be forgotten.” With her rich voice and distinctive guitar style, Kling has been heard at such acclaimed venues as Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe, Atlanta’s Eddie’s Attic and Variety Playhouse, Wisconsin’s Cafe Carpe, Indiana’s Front Porch Music and the Manatee Riverfront Theatre in Bradenton, FL. Kling has shared the stage with such accomplished artists as Indigo Girls, Carrie Newcomer, Pierce Pettis, David LaMotte, Shawn Mullins, Caroline Aiken, Vigilantes of Love, Don Conoscenti and Kim and Reggie Harris. Sheri has also taught “Songwriting from the Inside Out” at the Sandhills Literary Conference at Augusta State University. Kling is also developing new audiences through her “keynote concert” speaking engagements and school-based Arts-in-Education programs. From participants (“I thoroughly enjoyed your Saturday Keynote Speaker’s presentation – what a force!”) to planners (“As we are searching for this year’s keynote speaker, I can’t help but wish we could have Sheri come back again”), programs with Sheri Kling get rave reviews. Mix one woman, one guitar, vivid stories and music that ranges from “introspective acoustic ballads to more freewheelin’ honky-tonk throwdowns” and you get captivating entertainment. With such ventures, Kling has taken a leap in her musical career that reaches far beyond the sidewalks of her youth and opens a path to people everywhere who seek journeys of the heart.
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