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Having lived an extremely unusual life for a kid from northern Indiana, Jan uses her singer/songwriting skills to tell stories of her adventures over decades of working as a sailor, scientist, environmentalist, professional SCUBA diver, Hospice director, EMT, teacher, and other professions too numerous to mention. Since first picking up a guitar at the age of 14 during the upheavals of the Vietnam War, she has used music to laugh, cry, scream & whisper about all the wonderful and horrible things life has thrown at her. Developing her initial Travis-picking style in coffeehouses from the Chicago area & Kangaroo Island, Australia to Miami, Florida, she has played in swamps, on shipboard, music festivals, and a wide range of usual and unusual venues. She was chosen as a semi-finalist in the ZETA 4 Miami radio station's "Search for Sound" competition for new songwriters. Having been a teacher for over 10 years, this is still a major part of Jan's music - to teach, and share her love of music & the natural world. Her songs tend to be very unique, going well past the usual "Done Me Wrong" songs, dealing instead with such diverse subjects as singing lizards, squid encounters, swamps, war & environmental issues, as well as the agonies of human relationships - often with odd & unexpected humorous twists. Her original songs have been described by listeners as "delightful, moving & exceptional," bringing audiences to both tears & laughter, while often slipping in attitude-altering perspectives that go home with the listener.