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Nanci Griffith

A highly-respected, Grammy-winning songwriter who describes her sound as 'folkabilly', Nanci Griffith's fragile voice and wry, warm way with lyrics made her one of the great female country-folk troubadours of the '80s and '90s. Born July 6, 1953 in Seguin, Texas, USA to beatnik, hippy parents, she started performing at the age of 14 when an act cancelled at a club in Austin run by a family friend and she took the stage instead. She played in bands throughout her college years before working as a kindergarten teacher. She met folk songwriter Tom Russell at a campfire at the Kerrvi...