SHORT BIO: Sue wrote and played music for kids for around twenty years in Colorado before moving to Memphis and then Arizona. These days she mainly plays for grown ups (or is it grown up kids?). Her main instruments are the ukulele and vocals, with the occasional tune on guitar. She plays originals, folk, covers, a little this and a little that, depending on the venue and the audience.

MEDIUM BIO: Sue grew up dancing to AM radio rock and roll with her mom in the kitchen. She took the requisite piano lessons and when she was 12 used her own money to buy a shiny guitar for around $30. In her teens she started writing angsty songs and poems which she has in a few boxes but refuses to share. In college she got more serious about her writing and playing. After college, music took a back seat to work, but she never stopped playing and writing.

When she moved to Boulder CO in 1994 she began a career as a childrens' musician and songwriter. In 2012 she moved to western Colorado, became a librarian, started ukulele and songwriting groups, and then wound up in Memphis which had a booming ukulele scene and lots of opportunities to be immersed in music.

In March 2022 Sue retired to Prescott AZ and decided to shift her focus to music for adults. In January 2024, she retired again and hit the road. She's now traveling with her ukuleles and guitar, finding jams and open mics to play at, writing songs, and meeting lots of fun people along the way. Her songs come from the heart - some are based on people or poignant events, others are fictional story songs. She plays originals, folk, covers, and a little this and a little that. She's enjoying living her best life, singing her songs, and occasionally touching hearts in the process.

LONG BIO, going way back: In December of 1992, Sue was a Special Agent of the FBI in the San Francisco Division.  When her daughter Jamie was born, Sue took a few months off to enjoy motherhood and lots of hilly walks.  She also took out her guitar and sang and played for Jamie.  She sang songs she remembered from when she was a child, songs from youth group, and lots of folk songs.  In fall 1993 after 13 years as an agent, Sue decided to turn in her badge and move to Boulder, Colorado with her husband and Jamie.  She also decided she wanted to go "back to music" and start a children's music business.  That was great news to Sue's Mom, a former librarian, because when she was in high school and college Sue had sung at her Mom's library in Malden, Massachusetts.

In the summer of 1994, after a lot of research and practice, Sue contacted local preschools and began doing shows.  In September 1994, soon after the birth of Becky, Sue began teaching a music and movement class one evening a week at Parenting Place in Boulder.  After a few months she added a day class and then more classes, and became known as "the music lady", "Miss Sue", "the music teacher", and of course, "Jamie and Becky's Mom".

Sue became well known throughout the Boulder-Denver area as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and teacher who specialized in music for young children and their families.  She was the founder and director of Boulder County's Community Music School, a non-profit organization which offered classes, concerts, and other programs for infants, and children through age eight.

In June 2012, Sue moved to Carbondale, CO, and began a career as a librarian with Garfield County Libraries. She worked in youth services and then was promoted to one of her favorite jobs, branch manager for the Glenwood Spring Branch. While with Garfield County Libraries, Sue created a lending library of ukuleles and acoustic guitars. She also led ukulele and songwriting groups for the library system. At the end of 2016, she moved to Memphis Public Library where she again worked in youth services and then as Assistant Director for Outreach and Special Projects. Sue was an active member of the Memphis Ukulele FlashMob (MUFM) and the group donated 30 ukuleles to the library system. Sue and MUFM members taught ukulele classes and workshops and performed at several of system's libraries. During the pandemic, Memphis Public Libraries provided online ukulele classes and concerts, featuring ukulele players from around the US and one from the UK. Sue also recorded several sing along videos for children.

In June 2021, she moved to Kingman AZ to downsize and prepare for retirement. While in Kingman she worked in youth services for the Mohave County Library system where she, you guessed it, added ukuleles to the library collection, taught ukulele classes, recorded a few sing along and storytime videos, and did weekly in person storytimes.

After visiting Prescott AZ, she decided to move there and became an active member of the Prescott Ukulele Guild and joined the open mic scene. She is quite excited to have the time to play and sing for kids and grown-ups as much as they will let her!

In January 2024, Sue retired (for the second or was it the third time), and hit the road. She's now traveling with her ukuleles and guitar, finding jams and open mics to play at, writing songs, and meeting lots of fun people along the way.