Sweet Sally

Sweet Sally is an exciting young band from the vibrant California bluegrass scene, celebrated for its exceptional instrumental prowess, tight vocal harmonies, and inventive arrangements that draw from bluegrass, folk, and jazz. Band members Lucy Khadder and Sophia Sparks, who started the band as a duo in 2020, now joined by Clare O’Grady, came together at Oakland School for the Arts.

Lucy Khadder, on fiddle, guitar, and vocals, is a YoungArts Award winner who has twice been featured as a Next Generation Jazz artist at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Sophia Sparks, on mandolin, guitar, and vocals, is a YoungArts Award winner and the 2024 RockyGrass mandolin contest winner. She has been passionate about mandolin since she joined Sierra Hull on stage at age 9. Clare O'Grady, on bass and vocals, brings an extensive background in percussion and jazz to the band.

They have performed together at festivals including DelFest, High Sierra Music Festival, CBA Father’s Day Festival, Cowichan Bluegrass Festival (BC, Canada), Kluane Bluegrass Festival (Yukon, Canada) and IBMA’s World of Bluegrass.