| Artist | Claire Lynch |
|---|---|
| Cover | DearSister.jpg |
| Released | 2013 |
| Genre | Bluegrass |
| Label | Compass Records |
| Prev year | 2009 |
| Next year | 2016 |
Dear Sister is the tenth studio album from bluegrass musician Claire Lynch. The album reached No. 9 on the Bluegrass Album chart in Billboard magazine.[1] The track, "Dear Sister", won the 2014 International Bluegrass Music Association award for Song of the Year.[2]
History
The song "Dear Sister" is based on author Frank Anderson Chappel and his 2002 book Dear Sister: Civil War Letters to a Sister in Alabama.[3] The sister detailed in the book is an ancestor of author Chappel.[3] Album co-writer Louisa Branscomb also has a connection similar to that of Chappel. Branscomb has a great-great aunt who had four brothers in the civil war, all of whom wrote letters to her which she saved after being found in the 20th Century.[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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References
- ^ "Chart History - Claire Lynch". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Bluegrass musician Claire Lynch to play Trails, Tales and Tunes". The Western Star. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Wake, Matt (19 August 2014). "Claire Lynch, bluegrass star, former Huntsville resident tells story behind 'Dear Sister' LP". AL.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.