EPISODE · Oct 10, 2018 · 59 MIN
Senora May
from Red Barn Radio · host Red Barn Radio
Senora May was born the fifth of six children to a frugal home nestled in hills of Kentucky. Her mother was a stained glass artist and her father a farmer who worked at an aluminum recycling plant. She was a tomboy, following suit of her brothers. Her youth was often spent romping in the woods, fishing, catching snakes, building fairy houses. The burn for music did not fully blossom until her late teens when she learned her first guitar chords. Prior to that, she had dabbled with fiddle, and even played classical flute for four years in her school band. Songwriting was a natural addition to the many mediums Senora accrued over years of creative expression. Her lyrics are built on a foundation of poetry from Appalachian folk culture, with heavy plays on alliteration and basic rhyme schemes, but the content is derived from the wild nature of Kentucky and is no less diverse. Senora has written songs about love, nature and the vitality of independence as a female growing and creating in a male-dominated habitat. You can find Red Barn Radio on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, and the Public Radio Exchange. Our weekly show airs live on Wednesday evenings; Join us for weekly Roots Music, Southern Style! Don't forget to tell your favorite public radio station to acquire Red Barn for new regular programming!
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Senora May was born the fifth of six children to a frugal home nestled in hills of Kentucky. Her mother was a stained glass artist and her father a farmer who worked at an aluminum recycling plant. She was a tomboy, following suit of her brothers. Her youth was often spent romping in the woods, fishing, catching snakes, building fairy houses. The burn for music did not fully blossom until her late teens when she learned her first guitar chords. Prior to that, she had dabbled with fiddle, and even played classical flute for four years in her school band. Songwriting was a natural addition to the many mediums Senora accrued over years of creative expression. Her lyrics are built on a foundation of poetry from Appalachian folk culture, with heavy plays on alliteration and basic rhyme schemes, but the content is derived from the wild nature of Kentucky and is no less diverse. Senora has written songs about love, nature and the vitality of independence as a female growing and creating in a male-dominated habitat. You can find Red Barn Radio on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, and the Public Radio Exchange. Our weekly show airs live on Wednesday evenings; Join us for weekly Roots Music, Southern Style! Don't forget to tell your favorite public radio station to acquire Red Barn for new regular programming!
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