 DiscoveryI was looking for a singer for Last Forever and a friend who knew John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers thought he might have a couple ideas. It turned out my friend was half right. I called John and told him what I was looking for and he said he thought his daughter, Sonya, would be right for the project. Now, a father recommending a daughter is no recommendation at all, and I kept trying to steer him elsewhere, but he kept coming back to Sonya, and finally I sent him some demo recordings. He called back and told me now that he’d heard what I was up to, he was sure that Sonya was perfect for the material. If you keep telling me something, it will penetrate, so I set up an audition, and after just a few minutes, I knew she was the one.Bill Ruyle, Dick Connette, Sonya Cohen, Carolyn Dutton - photo by John Cohen |
