do this on her own.'�

In September, she�ll move to Boston to attend either the Berklee College of Music or the New England Conservatory; she�s been accepted to both but has not picked one.

Jarosz said she�ll miss her parents as much as they�ll miss her. �Whenever I write a new song, they�re the first ones I play it for,� she said. �They�re always honest with me.�

One day she emerged from her bedroom with a tune-in-progress she wasn�t so sure of. She sat at the piano and sang �I have just begun/ A long journey that will run/ The length and width of summertime/ And the cool fall air will blow me home,� and her parents applauded. �The Long Journey� is a highlight of �Song Up In Her Head.�

The longjourney just begun gets really interesting in the next few weeks as Jarosz graduates from high school, turns 18 and releases her first album. She might even trade her learner�s permit for a driver�s license.

May 2, 2010

Bluegrass prodigy makes mark on �Austin City Limits�

By Matthew Odam

Just as there are probably thousands of people who would swear up and down that they saw Loretta Lynn play at Tootsie�s back in Nashville before she got her big break, one day there will probably be thousands who say they remember little Sarah Jarosz from seeing her play at the Friday night bluegrass jams in Wimberley, where the young musician got her start.

The fact is most people will probably get their first glimpse of Jarosz when her episode of �Austin City Limits�