Sara Van Buskirk

Sara Van Buskirk is the winner of the 2026 Houston Blues Challenge as a soloist and is set to represent the city at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2027. Sare also just released a single with Grammy Award Winner Kevin Morby and Grammy Award Winner Kam Franklin. She also crowdfunded over $20,000 directly from her fanbase to independently release her self-titled debut album, reflecting the kind of loyal audience she's cultivated through years of captivating live performances.
Sara Van Buskirk is a singer songwriter from Houston, Texas whose work is known for raw, commanding vocals, emotional depth, and vivid lived-in story telling. She has shared stages with artists including Emylou Harris, Brittany Howard, Brittney Spencer, Allison Russell, and more and has also co-written with Grammy Award-winning songwriters Kevin Morby and Kam Franklin. Her work and collaborations have earned national attention from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and Billboard, with Sara also featured in OutSmart Magazine’s August 2026 music issue.
Sara’s influences ranging from Janis Joplin to Chopin creates music that is fearless and soul-stirring. Her Americana, blues, roots, rock'n'roll melodies linger and stick, earning praise like, “you won’t soon forget Sara Van Buskirk’s lyrics and melodies that call you back home.”
SVB’s discography includes the 2010 debut The Place Where You Are, the 2020 single Can We Be Friends?, 2024’s dual & visual release Light Me Up, and 2025’s JUST WON’T STOP, accompanied by a video created with artist-activist Lynzy Lab. Her latest release, Comfortable Lie, explores duality and keeping it together (or not) on the journey to becoming one's full authentic self. Comfortable Lie will appear on her upcoming Self-Titled album - to support this project and to learn more about Sara’s work please visit www.saravanbuskirk.com.