Libby Roderick
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| Libby Roderick | ||
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 Libby Roderick as a guest on a Portland, Maine radio station.
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Elizabeth Roderick | |
| Born | ca. 1958 | |
| Origin | Anchorage, Alaska, USA | |
| Genre(s) | folk | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter | |
| Instrument(s) | singing, guitar | |
| Years active | 1985 - present | |
| Label(s) | Turtle Island Records | |
| Website | www.libbyroderick.com | |
Libby Roderick is an American singer/songwriter, poet, activist, and teacher. She was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska where she still lives part of the time. She graduated summa cum laude from Yale University in American Studies, and has worked as a TV and print news reporter, radio consultant, nuclear weapons educator and writer on Alaska Native issues.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- If You See a Dream (Turtle Island Records, 1990)
- Thinking Like a Mountain (Turtle Island Records, 1991)
- If the World Were My Lover (Turtle Island Records, 1993)
- Lay it All Down (Turtle Island Records, 1997)
- A Meditation for Healing (Turtle Island Records, 1998)
[edit] Compilations
- How Could Anyone (2005)
[edit] Compilations featuring Libby Roderick songs
- One Land, One Heart (Musicians United to Sustain the Environment, 1999).
- Includes "Low to the Ground" from Thinking Like a Mountain (1991). Other participants: Greg Wagner, Magpie, Susan Grace, Dakota Sid Clifford, Karen Goldberg, David Elias, Alice DiMicele, John McCutcheon, Lydia Adams Davis, Peter Berryman & Lou Berryman, Joanne Rand, Dana Lyons, Walkin' Jim Stoltz, Paul Winter
[edit] Songbook
- 1994. When I Hear Music. Anchorage, AK: Turtle Island Records. Lyrics, music, and guitar chords for songs from If You See A Dream (1990) and Thinking Like A Mountain (1991).
[edit] Writings
- 1985. Alaska Women's History Resource Booklet. Anchorage, AK: Western Media Concepts. Produced by the Alaska Women's History Project.
- 1999. "This Holy Earth." In Prayers for a Thousand Years. Ed. by Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, pp. 192–193.
- 2001. "Another Country." In Arctic Refuge: A Circle of Testimony. Ed by Hank Lentfer and Carolyn Servid. Minneapolis, MN: Milkweed Editions, pp. 64–65.
[edit] External links
- www.libbyroderick.com (official website)*
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Discography
Albums: If You See a Dream • Thinking Like a Mountain • If the World Were My Lover • Lay it All Down • A Meditation for Healing Compilations: How Could Anyone |
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| NAME | Roderick, Libby |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roderick, Elizabeth |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Singer, songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | ca. 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anchorage, Alaska, USA |
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