Linda Draper

While growing up in a musical household (her father is a classical guitar virtuoso who studied with Andres Segovia), Linda Draper listened to everything from Bach to “Bop” from an early age before moving on to writing her own songs and playing guitar.

Since 2001, Draper has released numerous albums, toured the US and UK, and opened for acclaimed musicians such as Teddy Thompson, Melissa Ferrick, Luka Bloom, and Eilen Jewell. She has also seen her songs licensed for commercials and television.

In 2022, Linda joined Tompkins Farm Music, a boutique New York based music publisher. That same year, she started her own label, South Forty Records. “Patience and Lipstick,” Draper’s latest album, was produced by Jeff Eyrich and mixed by Grammy®-award winning engineer, Dae Bennett, and features performers David Mansfield (Strings), Jeff Eyrich (Bass), and Doug Yowell (Drums and percussion). It is the inaugural release on South Forty Records.