Her parents bought a piano. Sloan discovered the triad. A songwriter was born. Even as a child the ability to express herself with deeply personal songs and stories came naturally. As a teenager she frequented the hootenannies and open mikes of NYC's West Village.
Detours happen on most musical roads.
Sloan's came in the form of marriage, family and a very successful bakery business. Music was never far away. A piano always in the living room. While continuing to perform locally, Sloan also created music for children's theater and local dance companies for which she was awarded several Meet the Composer Grants. With the addition of the remarkable guitar playing of Stephen Murphy, the Sloan Wainwright Band was born.