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Garrison Starr
Garrison Starr thought she was done playing music. A lifetime of trauma, from her upbringing in a fundamentalist Christian household in Mississippi to more than two decades navigating the music industry, left her spirit broken. With her days as a major-label artist behind her, the Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, and producer was ready to pack it in. "I felt that what I had to say didn't matter to anybody. That I was a failure," says Starr. "I'm just gonna stop trying. So I did." "Then I realized I am the artist in the room. I still have a lot to say," Starr recalls. "That was a great gift. I thought that part of my life was over. I thought I was too old, too outspoken, too this, too that. I'm not good enough for this industry." "I used to be that girl trying so hard to please everybody, to do the right thing in everybody else's eyes," Starr says. "But I can't be that anymore. I know what you want me to be, but I'm not that person. I can't do it. I'm dying inside. I can't hold back." Starr's singing is both warm and bold, her words softened by the perspective gained from her cohorts without losing the fire of her convictions. She mixes compassion with a sense of purpose that hearkens back to the message-forward spirit of the 1960s folk movement. It's a matter, she says, of being pointed without being angry. "One of the things I've learned is that, if you want to communicate something to somebody, you have to do it in a way that they can hear you," Starr says.

Songs

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Bones
Garrison Starr
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Better Day Comin'
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Better Day Comin'
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The Devil in Me
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Hush
Seibold

Albums

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Girl I Used to Be

2021
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The Sound Of You & Me

2005
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The Girl That Killed September Acoustic

2013
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Airstreams & Satellites

2004
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ReLive

2010
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Songs From Take-Off To Landing

2002
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The Girl That Killed September

2007
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Eighteen Over Me

1997

Singles & EPs

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Hallelujah, Come Together

Single • 2026
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Better Day Comin'

Single • 2025
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Oh My Soul

Single • 2022
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To Be Free

Single • 2026
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Fireworks

Single • 2023
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Oh My Soul (Acoustic)

Single • 2022
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Blood Runs Deep

Single • 2026
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Shame The Devil

Single • 2023
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Hold On

Single • 2025
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It's Alright

Single • 2023

Videos

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Garrison Starr - "Like The Way I Do" (Melissa Etheridge Cover)

Garrison Starr • 4.7K views
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GARRISON STARR - "IT'S ALRIGHT" - Acoustic Vid Live from Skinny Elephant Recording in Nashville, TN

Garrison Starr • 9.8K views
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Birdsound Sessions: "Oh My Soul" by Garrison Starr

Garrison Starr • 1.8K views

Live performances

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Garrison Starr - "Burn to Dark" (Concert Window 8-8-17)

Garrison Starr • 161 views
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Garrison Starr & Cary Brothers - "Halfway Whole" (Concert Window 8-29-17)

Garrison Starr • 182 views
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Garrison Starr and Joe Purdy - Oh Sister

Garrison Starr • 4.4K views

Featured on

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Daughters of Folk

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Garrison Starr

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November 2017 Online Show (All Covers Edition)

Playlist • Garrison Starr • 2.7K views
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February 2018 Online Show (Valentine's Edition)

Playlist • Garrison Starr • 245 views
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October 2017 Online Show (Special Guest Anna Schulze)

Playlist • Garrison Starr • 95 views
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The Forgotten Street Lyric Videos

Playlist • Garrison Starr • 886 views
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August 2017 Online Show #2 (Special Guest Maia Sharp)

Playlist • Garrison Starr • 214 views
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Garrison Starr New Album: "Girl I Used to Be" (Coming March 5, 2021)

Playlist • Garrison Starr • 206 views

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