Hi. I'm Janet Buehler.

The Artist Formerly Known As Mom

Act II: Songwriting and Traditional Song Performance

Janet Buehler, the Artist Formerly Known as Mom, lives in Hillsborough, NC. She recently discovered her lifelong interest in words and music should actually go together, like peanut butter and chocolate (who knew?). For her, songwriting is a way to process the beauty and the mystery of life, in ways both heartfelt and hilarious. She does most of her writing in the woods while walking her dogs (they are very generous with co-writing attributions) or driving her youngest son around. She has a wide range of influences from traditional ballad singers in the mountains of North Carolina such as Sheila Kay Adams and Donna Ray Norton, Irish singers Cathy Jordan (Dervish) and Cathie Ryan, and contemporary singer-songwriter Dar Williams. She sings and writes with The Carrborators, an acoustic quintet that delivers a rich blend of folk, rock, and jazz influences in true Americana style, all originals written by the band members. She also collaborates with singer-songwriter Leah Kaufman in the duo The Raven and The Remedy. She is forever grateful to her oldest son who gave her a Christmas gift of three guitar lessons in 2023, as he wanted to make sure she had a plan for when her three sons left the nest. In January 2024 she won the South Florida Folk Festival Songwriting Contest. So far, so good.