Denver – Dallas singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist and activist Sara Hickman comes to Swallow Hill with her new double CD Motherlode on Saturday, January 6 at 8 p.m. Rolling Stone magazine hails, "With a warm heart and insightful words ... her uplifting perspectives have the power to 'heal,' creating images of both negative and positive sides to the human condition."

A versatile songwriter, Sara has created 18 CDs to date including the new double album Motherlode and three children's albums. The Dallas Morning News praises, "Balancing pop hook-craft with heartfelt emotions and brilliant musicianship, Ms. Hickman chooses to celebrate life, rather than muddle in melancholy. Her voice remains like a force of nature." A winner of the prestigious Humana Women Helping Women Award for her help with Race for the Cure, Habitat for Humanity, Safe Place, House the Homeless and the SPCA among other animal rights and human rights organizations. She has been made an honorary member of the National Association of Music Therapy for her musical work. The Associated Press says of Sara, "Seek out her albums and club shows for her melodic sense, excellent guitar playing, rich voice and mix of sunny optimism with heartache."

For tickets visit www.swallowhillmusic.org or call (303) 777-1003. Discounts are available for Swallow Hill members.

About Swallow Hill Music Association:
Helping people make music since 1979, Swallow Hill Music Association is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than 2,100 members—some of whom are also volunteers—, Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 150 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. The Julie Davis Music School at Swallow Hill provides a valuable and affordable extra-curricular educational resource to the community with more than 50 music instructors involved in more than 240 adult classes and 70 children's classes annually.

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