Sharon Goldman

Sharon Goldman is a Metuchen, New Jersey-based contemporary folk-pop singer/songwriter, with over a decade of writing songs and four albums under her belt, Well-known around the New York City area and around the East Coast for her sophisticated, catchy brand of acoustic folk/pop, Goldman's latest album, Sleepless Lullaby, offers a few twists ? including the title track's country-waltz feel; a Patsy Cline-esque ode to lost love...

Well-known around the New York City area and around the East Coast for her sophisticated, catchy brand of acoustic folk/pop, Goldman's latest album, Sleepless Lullaby, offers a few twists ? including the title track's country-waltz feel; a Patsy Cline-esque ode to lost love, ?Time is An Airplane; the bluegrass-inspired pop of ?Short Brown Hair? and ?Weekend Afternoon,? and a piano-based version of Paul Simon's ?A Hazy Shade of Winter? featuring three-part harmonies.

Sleepless Lullaby also features guest musicians/performers Pat Wictor, Carolann Solebello (formerly of Red Molly), Cheryl Prashker, Meg Braun and Thad Debrock (Duncan Sheik, Ari Hest, Spring Awakening).

Lilli Kuzma, host of Folk Festival on WDCB Public Radio in Chicagoland, calls Sleepless Lullaby ?a totally enjoyable listen?I love her clear voice and truly interesting songs ? nicely crafted contemporary folk with hints of pop.?

A Long Island native and long-time New York City resident, Goldman recently returned to the suburbs ? this time in New Jersey ? and continues to pour her passion into songwriting, yielding intelligent, melodic and bittersweet songs of love, loss, identity and memories, which are steadily garnering a following of listeners eager for the lyrical substance and strong musicianship they miss on commercial radio.

Sleepless Lullaby is also be a return for Goldman to solo recording and performance; her most recent project, the 2009 self-titled Sweet Bitters, was a critically-acclaimed folk/pop harmony duo (with partner Nina Schmir). Lili Kuzma, host of Folk Festival on WDCB Public Radio in Chicagoland, called the Sweet Bitters album ?a delight, with mesmerizing harmony and unique lyrics ? Sharon Goldman and Nina Schmir are powerful talents.? Sharon Panaro, host of Regional Frequency Radio, WVKR in Vassar, NY, said that Sweet Bitters offered ?great songwriting and amazing talents.?

Other DJs and musicians are fans of Goldman's solo work, which includes 2006's Shake the Stars and 2004's Semi Broken Heart:

?Beautiful work. Her singing is flawless?her songs are smart and sensitive.? ? Sloan Wainwright

?There's a plethora of young women doing the acoustic singer-songwriter thing at the moment. Sharon separates from the crowd because of the lovely qualities of her voice ? purity, simplicity, directness, 100% presence.? ? Eddie O'Strange, Town & Country Radio Show, New Zealand

?Sharon displays an honesty and originality in all of her songs?touching on a spectrum of emotions.? ?Eric Cohen, music director, WAER radio, Syracuse, New York

Sharon also writes a popular blog about songwriting: www.songwritingscene.com