I didn’t grow up seeing gender inequality in anything. My Mom raised me and my four sisters to do whatever we wanted with no regard for those societal norms. It’s only been in the past few years that I’ve questioned the “patriarchy effect” and how it relates to my path as an artist. I started performing at a young age. My childhood and college years were more specific to the Music Theatre genre though as a family, we were very much into the folk, Americana and bluegrass world, traveling to concerts and festivals together.
The male dominated folk and bluegrass industry was idealized in my family. Female performers were equally celebrated but certainly judged through a more critical lens and held to a higher standard.