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"Once I turned on the songwriting tap, I couldn't turn it off again, even if I wanted to." Sarah Yeo

It was at the age of seven that Sarah received her first guitar as a Christmas gift.  That was the beginning of life as a singer and guitarist.The early years were spent playing country and pop, learning songs by John Denver and the Eagles gathering songs into her repertoire.

She gained her experience from competitions until around the age of 16, when she was first booked to perform professionally in and around her home town of Exeter, Devon.

Sarah began songwriting from the age of 10, but it wasn’t until her later teenage years that the words began to flow more easily.. Her early songs were based on her limited life experiences and the lyrics and music reflected that.

The songs you hear on the EP ‘broke away’ are a small selection of the later songs written from 2008-2014 and they are written with a far better understanding of music and with a new maturity, drawing upon experiences, people and places that have inspired her.

With so many favourite artists and bands to influence Sarah, such as Show Of Hands, Eagles, Josh Groban, Jason Isbell, John Mayer, Toto, Amos Lee, Garth Brooks, Glen Hansard, Lady Antebellum, to name a few…it’s plain to hear the versatility and sensitivity in her songwriting..

Sarah's follow up album is in the early stages of production and is eagerly awaited after the success of Broke Away.

Sarah says..”The album will give me more chance to record a complete set of songs, with the main elements being country and folk, also to invite some more talented guest musicians on board. When I write a song, I generally have a feel for how I want the song to sound but when the producer takes hold of the songs, they could go anywhere! ..in an amazingly good way! That's what I love about the whole process ..It's as exciting for me as everybody else to see how I am going to sound..I can’t wait to take these songs around to perform to audiences, it's the best bit"! 

Sarah eats and breaths songwriting and her favourite inspirational place is New York City..Where she has spent time with family on the upper east side. There are many songs in her songbook about that place that haven’t yet made it to the recording booth but it just shows the power of certain places to bring out songs…

Sarahs most recent composition “I’m on my way” was written in San Diego, California, and was recorded then and there in sonic studios in the Californian Hills.

“What a great experience recording with the wonderful guys at sonic..that song is now a great memory of my time spent in the west coast of America”

Sarah's website: https://www.sarah-yeo-singer.co.uk