Active Decades: 90 2000

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonatha Brooke has been issuing albums that merge folk and pop since the early '90s, first as a member of a duo called The Story and then later as a solo artist. Brooke formed The Story (originally called Jonatha & Jennifer for their first few years together) along with another vocalist, Jennifer Kimball, while the pair was both attending Massachusette's Amherst College in the early '80s. Despite playing locally on a regular basis during their college career, the duo never issued any demos or albums and took a break for a period after graduation, during which time Brooke joined a dance troupe. But by the end of the '80s, the group had re-formed, now called The Story, and issued a demo called Over Oceans in 1989. The Story was promptly signed to the independent Green Linnet label, which issued the duo's debut full-length album, Grace In Gravity, in 1991. It wasn't long before Elektra Records expressed interest in the band, in turn reissuing their debut the same year, as well as a sophomore effort, The Angel In The House, two years later.

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