Leah Sawyer | Champion Fiddler Keeping Western Music Alive | Musical Miles Podcast

Send us Fan MailLeah Sawyer is a singer, songwriter, and accomplished fiddler whose music is deeply rooted in Western Swing, traditional country, bluegrass, and Texas fiddle music. Raised in a musical family, Leah began fiddling and singing at an early age and grew up performing with Simple Gifts, the Sawyer Family Band, laying the foundation for a career built around traditional American music.Leah's talents as a fiddler quickly earned recognition on the competition circuit. She became a Junior World Fiddling Champion and National Twin Fiddle Champion, while also competing successfully in Texas fiddle contests, including a first-place finish in the Freshman Division at the Texas State Championship Fiddler's Frolics.Her musical journey eventually took her to Nashville, where she spent time developing her craft and working as a professional musician in one of the country's most competitive music communities. That experience broadened her musical range while allowing her to perform alongside and work with accomplished artists and musicians across country, Western, Western Swing, and bluegrass.Today, Leah resides in Colorado, where she continues to perform, write, and carry forward the traditions that have shaped her musical life. Her versatility on fiddle, vocals, guitar, and harmony has allowed her to work with artists including Michael Martin Murphey, Red Steagall, Mary Sarah, and Kylie Frey, as well as groups such as The Western Flyers and Dave Alexander's Big Texas Swing Band.More than simply a gifted instrumentalist, Leah is a singer and songwriter in her own right. Her original music reflects her appreciation for cowboy culture, Western Swing, traditional country, and the musicians who built those genres, while bringing her own generation's perspective to the music.In this episode of the Musical Miles Podcast, we sit down with Leah Sawyer to talk about her musical beginnings, becoming a champion fiddler, her experiences in Nashville, life and music in Colorado, songwriting, and what it means to help keep the traditions of Western and roots music alive.Singer. Songwriter. Fiddle Player. Leah Sawyer is helping carry the sound of the American West into the next generation.More About Leah Sawyer: Website: https://share.google/KxUvV7wl4qgQPfYDVInstagram: https://share.google/0H7zhkkSyqbWr1r2VFacebook: https://share.google/fJ7pfEOLLOCXqbu2rApple Music: https://share.google/3INCbWpIfOmJqt7G6🎵 In This Episode:• Leah Sawyer interview• Touring with Michael Martin Murphy• Dusty Vaquero Days• Award Winning Fiddle PlayerMORE ABOUT MUSICAL MILES PODCAST:Website: https://share.google/njnmmglKCpu8nX7jnInstagram: https://share.google/PvAJe1qGxIKhYSVZ7Facebook: https://share.google/OcbFlCHb3fSntAVhXTikTok: https://share.google/ikD2YSj8qEMv3ROY2Spotify: https://share.google/ooaz1mIUqHoM9CW9zYouTube: https://share.google/7xkaESL50rsQx93QrSPONSORSHIP INFORMATION:Contact Byron [email protected] TO OUR SPONSORS: Click the links for more infoOur Guitar Sponsor Klos Guitars ~ www.klosguitar.comROPER ~ Wear The West For Discounts on Boots, Shoes and Western Apparel ClICK THE LINK:  https://eroper.com/?ref=BYRONDUFFINTIN HAUL ~ 30% DISCOUNTS For our Musical Miles Podcast followers Click the link to shop. https://tinhaul.com/?ref=BYRONDUFFINFOR PODCAST EPISODE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:Contact Byron Duffin [email protected]#leahsawyer, #fiddleplayer #championfiddleplayer #michaelmartinmurphy, #dustyvaquerodays  #cowboymusic, #songwriter,  #countrymusic,  #musicalmilespodcast,  #PodcastInterview, #MusicalMiles, #songwriterinterview,Support the showTO SUPPORT THE PODCAST DONATE HERE: https://patreon.com/MusicalMilesPodcast