We visit with Sarah Quintana as she calls in from “between the train tracks and the cemetery in New Orleans.” We discuss her NewOrleans roots, songwriting as medicine and of course her latest album “Baby Don’t.”

Sarah Quintana is a singer-songwriter from New Orleans with a background rich in jazz, folk and popular music. She is a charming performer, devoted guitarist and her voice is instantly recognizable. Quintana splits her time between the US and France, working alongside Michael Doucet of BeauSoleil, saxophonist Raphael Imbert, touring on her own repertoire with French and American musicians. Quintana is a member of the Pantheatre (Linda Wise and Enrique Pardo) as well as a hatha yoga instructor. In her latest studio recording, Daddy Lies (Independent 2017), Quintana collaborates with Mark Bingham.

​ Sarah Quintana grew up in New Orleans where live music is ingrained many aspects of daily life. In 2010 she went from singing on the streets of Provence with a traveling circus, to the stages of the Jazz and Heritage Festival and later, the Lincoln Center for Mid-Summer Swing with The New Orleans Moonshiners. In 2012, Quintana was awarded an artist residency at A Studio in the Woods where she composed "Miss River," music with water.

Check Sarah out here:

• Bandcamp: Sarah Quintana
• Website: Sarahquintana.com
• IG: sarahjanequintana
• Facebook: Sarah Quintana Music
• YouTube: Sarah Quintana