Cort, Sharon

SHARON CORT (AND NEW RIVER RANCH)

  • From Southern California. Lives in Nashville.
  • In California she performed regularly at The Venice Beach Sidewalk Cafe, the Palomino Club in North Hollywood, and other LA area venues.
  • Attended L.A. Valley College on a theater arts scholarship, won the school’s “Best Actress” award.
  • 1988, helped revive the Ash Grove folk club in L.A. (The club ultimately failed.)
  • 1994, moved to Nashville and formed her band New River Ranch, which has included such musicians as Bill Keith, Butch Baldasari, Ernie Sykes.
  • She has made several tours of Europe, England and Scotland.