Sara Hickman's Music Accomplishments

2010-2011 Official State Musician of Texas

Touring:

Sara's toured with Billy Bragg, Nanci Griffith and Dan Fogelberg. Opened for everyone from Lucinda Williams to John Hiatt to the Decemberists.

Discography

• 1988 45 Single "How Can It Be" b/w "As Much As Me"
• 1989 Equal Scary People (re-released on Elektra)
• 1989 Legacy compilation cd on Windham Hill
• 1990 Shortstop produced by David Kershenbaum (Tracey Chapman, Joe Jackson) and Sara
• 1994 Necessary Angels produced by Sara Hickman, Mark Hallman and Paul Fox
• 1997 Misfits a collection of "odds and ends" from her musical career
• 1998 Newborn songs for parents to sing to their children
• 1998 Two Kinds of Laughter produced by Adrian Belew
• 2000 Spiritual Appliances
• 2000 One Flower to the Left (limited edition)
• 2001 Toddler 31 songs/stories, 30 seconds to 2 minutes in length, multiple languages, geared towards movement, singing andengaging kids learning to walk and talk
• 2001 This Christmas Wish (limited edition)
• 2002 Ready to Pop (limited edition live bootleg)
• 2003 Faithful Heart songs of love
• 2003 I Am Going On A Journey DVD: 6 hours of Sara performing on stage and tv, with rare footage of her cable access show
• 2003 Big Kid 26 hilarious/thought-provoking songs, stories and poems
• 2006 Motherlode two-disc set of songs: from universal woe to finding faith in one's own song. Undercurrents of frustration, love,sex, hope, saints, children, little birds and the garden. With guest artists Shawn Colvin, Kelly Willis, Jimmy La Fave, Ruthie Foster
• SPRING 2010 Absence of Blame songs of sorrow and redemption
• SPRING 2010 Big Bird, Little Bird animated children's DVD entitled which will also include 15 parenting tips from Sara herself
• FALL 2010 Family Time Rocks! family oriented album of songs/ideas for families to create together and be great together
• FALL 2010 Best of Times compilation cd of Sara's songs performed by 30 Texas artists, including Willie Nelson, Marcia Ball, Asleep at the Wheel, Shawn Colvin, Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians, Ruthie Foster and many others. Proceeds from Best of Times will go to help two non-profits that provide art, music and theatre programs to Texas school children.

Adult Awards

• 2010-2011 Official State Musician of Texas
• 2009 Care Communities (Byron E. Cox Spirit of Caring)
• February 21, 2009 Sara Hickman Day, Austin, TX
• 2007 Hope Alliance (Arts Leadership Award)
• 2007 Performing Songwriter's 100 Most Influential Independent Artists
• 2003 New Beginning Center Award (role model for women award)
• 2002 Austin Under Forty (Entertainment)
• 2000 Speaking of Women's Health Initiative (community service)
• 2000 Humana Women Helping Women (humanitarian award)
• 1999-2000 Austin Music Awards (one of the top three songwriters, one of the top five female vocalists, top five singer-songwriters, in top three folk artists, top ten musicians)
• 1996-1997 The Kerrville Folk Festival (community service/Spirit of Kerrville)
• February 19, 1996 Sara Hickman Day, Austin, TX
• 1995 The National Association of Music Therapists
• 1990-1993 The Dallas Observer Awards (Best Musician, Best Producer, Best Indie Release, Best Major Label Release, Best Female Vocalist)