About Susan

Baltimore City
"Our Lady of the Perpetually Moving Pedals: An Interview with Susan Alcorn"
By Hermione Johnson

Susan Alcorn is no ordinary pedal steel guitarist. Self-taught and experimental, her music pushes through the bounds of conventional Americana to a realm all of its own - one which has won her accolades, as well as death threats.

She grew up on Muddy Waters and classical, cut her teeth on stage playing pop music and country and western, before venturing into the worlds… more