Rachel Bissex Dies

Folk singer/songwriter Rachel Bissex died of cancer February 20th at her home in Burlington, Vt.

Bissex, 48, often toured throughout the United States and abroad, including a 2001 performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and was instrumental in organizing Burlington’s Discover Jazz Festival.

She was also known to make time for local gigs and worthy causes.

Her most recent album, In White Light, was released in 2004.