Album Notes

Violet Vonder Haar believes in music. She was born 22 years ago on the banks of Splice Creek nestled in the river hills near the tiny Missouri River town of Lupus (pop. 29). Nurtured in the thriving folk community of Central Missouri, she has been performing for area audiences since she was tall enough to reach a mike. As a child, she was inspired to influence people to environmental causes through song, and over the years she has lent her voice to churches, benefits, peace rallies and any venue to make a better world.
Violet has always written her own music and released her debut album "Shades Of Violet" at the age of 16. In 2009 she was voted "Best Female Solo Musician" by InsideColumbia Magazine.
True to her cause, in 2010 she earned a degree in music education at Central Methodist University. She is currently spreading the word of the power of music to the next generation of musicians teaching music at area public and private elementary and middle schools.
With college behind her and a new focus on her musical career, she is releasing a 3 song EP of whimsical audience favorites called "V-Sides and Rarities" to help finance her next recording project. This new album will feature the best of her work from the considerable songbook she has amassed in the last 6 years.
Whether playing in a quiet coffeehouse on a Friday, wowing the rockers in a Pink Floyd cover band on Saturday, inspiring the congregation on Sunday morning or teaching fifth-graders to write folk songs about bugs on Monday, Violet lives for the music. As her audience continues to grow, she proves herself to be a versatile and talented presence on the music scene. Violet believes in music.