Today we’d like to introduce you to Suzie Graham.
Hi Suzie, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I started a little band in school with my friends when I was about 13, I then went on to join other bands and began writing my own songs. I’ve worked as a singer most of my life and became a Patsy Cline tribute artist which opened the doors to get to tour the States a couple of times. From that, I was lucky to get to play my own songs in Nashville and West Virginia and meet some wonderful and amazing people along the way. I still do the tribute and presently have the pleasure to be working with a Grammy nominated producer in Nashville to finally get my long awaited album “My First Record” finished.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It’s never a dull moment which is always interesting, every day is different. I’ve done shows in places for 5 people and for 500 the next day. I did struggle at the start doing Patsy with a dodgy wig and western wear, I was lucky my auntie Anna who’s my Godmother, stepped in and made all of my amazing costumes. As I’m from Scotland, I also have to slow down in the States when I speak.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
My tribute to Patsy Cline has taken me lots of places I’d never dreamed I would get to go. I’ve done shows all over Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee as well as here in the U.K. I do sing other, well known songs but country music is where my heart is. I’m most proud of being asked to come play the Troubadour by Joltin Jim McCoy who first discovered Patsy Cline and also being asked to come play my own original country songs at the Blue Bear barn in Nashville just by connecting online and watching their live streams every Saturday night when I came home from my gigs. I think I’m set apart as I’m Scottish, the folks in the U.S couldn’t figure how I filtered out the accent
Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
I vividly remember hearing Patsy Cline around 6 year’s old when my mum was playing her record. I just loved the style of her singing and the songs were like nothing I’d ever heard. I got my first record player around 8 and used to carry as many of my parents records as I could upstairs to my room where I’d listen to Patsy and Elvis. In school, my friends listened to dance music, I taught them all my favourite country songs. I saw Dolly Parton on T.V when I was about 8 and fell in love with everything country from there. When I sang in rock bands, I was always told I had a “country twang” which I couldn’t shake. Country music, and especially Patsy and Dolly, got baked in my bones.
Contact Info:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glasgowcountrygirl
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@suziegrahammusic
- Other: https://www.facebook.com/patsyclinetribute
