by Mike Telin

On Saturday, August 3, Mt. Vernon, Ohio based singer-songwriter Sarah Goslee Reed returns to her hometown along with her Firefly Band for a performance beginning at 7:00 pm in the Alma Theatre at Cain Park. The concert is part of Cain Park’s Full Folk Saturday’s series.

Sarah Goslee Reed grew up surrounded by music. Her father, the late George Goslee, served as principal bassoonist of The Cleveland Orchestra from 1943 until 1988 and her mother played cello and bass. And although she says that “classical music is in my bones,” from an early age Sarah has always had a love for folk music. Even while pursuing her undergraduate degree in microbiology from Miami University of Ohio and a graduate degree in the same field from the University of Akron, singing and writing songs has always been a part of her life. “I’m a strange, sciencey sort of person but I think that fuels me with interesting things to write about,” she jokes.

In addition to performing at venues and festivals throughout Ohio, Sarah Goslee Reed is a dedicated music educator and can often be found giving concerts and leading workshops for kids into which she ingeniously interweaves her love of music with her love of the earth sciences. [Read more…]