Artist Information Biography Jan Seides (pronounced Sigh-deez) has won major awards in regional to national songwriting competitions. They include The Great American Song Contest,  and Kerrville New Folk,  (regional NewFolk winner), among others  In 2005, Jan was a finalist in the KRCL Founders Festival Songwriting competition in Utah.  She was also a Judge's Award winner at  MOVA (Mountain Valley Arts Council) Festival Songwriting Competition,  and was awarded First Prize at both the Dallas Songwriters Association Competition and the Austin Songwriters Group Competition.  Her name most recently appears with the Finalists of the South Florida Folk Festival Competition.                                                Jan Seides’s songs combine down-home honesty with up-town sophistication, and have been described as Nanci Griffith meets Broadway.  Jan holds a Music degree from University of Texas. Jan Seides’ first  CD, "Slowly But Surely", received widespread radio play.  "Everyday People", released in 2002, has garnered glowing reviews,  and frequent  radio play. Jan’s new project, The Family Album will be released in 2006. Venues played include: Bitter End (NYC), Bluebird Cafe in (Nashville), Coffee Gallery Backstage (L.A.), and Artz  Rib House (Austin, TX).  Jan has shared stages with Jeff Talmadge, Alton Rex, Albert & Gage, David Llewellyn,  Tim Grimm, and Buddy Mondlock. Instrumentation Jan Seides - vocals, guitar, keyboard Sometimes joined by Andy Murphy on vocals and guitar Discography Slowly but Surely (1992) RealAudio streaming and MP3s at http://www.janseides.com/SlowlyAlbum.html  Airplay list at http://www.janseides.com/slowlyairplay.html Everyday People (2002) RealAudio streaming and MP3s at http://www.janseides.com/EverydayPeople.html and Airplay list at http://www.janseides.com/everydayairplay.html Links http://www.janseides.com