Sarah Longfield

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Sarah Longfield
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Occupations
  • Musician
  • internet personality
Years active2007–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • drums
  • vocals
  • synthesizer
  • ukulele
Labels Season of Mist
YouTube information
Channel
Genres
Subscribers252 thousand [1]
Total views19.8 million [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers

Last updated: October 5, 2023
Website https://www.sarahlongfield.art/

Sarah Longfield is an American YouTuber, musician, and multi-instrumentalist based in Madison, Wisconsin. [2] She is known for her two-handed tapping style of playing and the use of an eight-string guitar. [3] [4]

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Career

Longfield started her YouTube channel in 2007. She gained a boost of followers after collaborating with Rob Scallon on a series of ukulele covers of metal songs. [5] [6] [7] She formed her band, The Fine Constant, in 2012. With them she has released two albums, and the band performs with Longfield on her solo tours. [8] They have toured with acts such as Marty Friedman, Angel Vivaldi, and Polyphia. [9]

In 2017, Longfield contributed a track to She Rocks, Vol. 1 , a compilation released by the record label Favored Nations. [10] In 2018, she signed with label Season of Mist and released the album Disparity. She produced the album herself. [11] The label also reissued her prior album, Collapse // Expand. [12]

Longfield was named on a list of "15 of the World's Greatest Seven- and Eight-String Guitarists" by Guitar World in 2018. [13] In 2019, her signature series guitar was developed by Strandberg Guitars. [14] [15]

In 2021, Longfield joined John 5 on tour. [16] She went on a hiatus to pursue a college degree, completing her Furniture Design program at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. [17] In November 2023, Longfield and Eric Collier released the single Glimpse of the Finale as Chrome Coda. In 2024, she was working on a new solo album. [18]

Discography

Studio albums
Extended plays
Collaborations

References

  1. 1 2 "About MissSmiles4u". YouTube.
  2. Popke, Michael (May 9, 2019). "Hometown shredder". Isthmus. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. Clark, Tim (November 1, 2018). "This Guitar Goddess Shreds With A Purpose". Forbes. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  4. Michael, Astley-Brown (March 1, 2018). "Meet two-hand tapping's new guitar hero, Sarah Longfield, in this insane eight-string playthrough". MusicRadar. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  5. Kovac, Adam (August 20, 2019). "From Jared Dines to Sarah Longfield: how YouTube guitar heroes' DIY approach paid off, big time". Guitar World. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  6. Pasbani, Robert (August 27, 2018). "SLAYER's "Piece by Piece" Gets A Br00tal Ukulele Cover Thanks to Sarah Longfield & Rob Scallon". Metal Injection. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  7. DiVita, Joe (August 16, 2016). "Rob Scallon Collaborates on Ukulele Cover of Slayer Song". Loudwire. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  8. "Sarah Longfield". Season of Mist. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  9. Fanelli, Damian (January 23, 2018). "Sarah Longfield Signs to Season of Mist". Guitar World. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  10. White, Peter (February 2, 2017). "'She Rocks, Vol. 1: A Collection of Kick-Ass Guitar Goddesses' Triumphs". Guitar World. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  11. Charupakorn, Joe (February 19, 2018). "Sarah Longfield: Tapper's Delight". Premier Guitar. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  12. Chapstick, Kelsey (September 12, 2018). "See Sarah Longfield Shred In Stunning Video For Animals As Leaders–inspired Song". Revolver. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  13. Fanelli, Damian; Perna, Alan Di; Hodgson, Peter (September 26, 2018). "15 of the World's Greatest Seven- and Eight-String Guitarists". Guitar World. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  14. "Strandberg Introduces the Boden Metal Sarah Longfield Edition". Premier Guitar. August 1, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  15. Brewster, Will (August 2, 2019). "Strandberg unveil the insane Boden Metal Sarah Longfield Edition guitar". Mixdown. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  16. Neilstein, Vince (June 9, 2021). "John 5 Announces Summer Tour w/ Jared James Nichols, Black Satellite and Sarah Longfield". MetalSucks. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  17. "Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony | Minneapolis College of Art and Design". www.mcad.edu. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  18. Daly, Andrew (May 9, 2024). ""Many young guitarists get discouraged because the comments sections on all platforms are somehow even more toxic than they were five or 10 years ago": Slowly emerging from a hiatus, Sarah Longfield's ever-impressive playing is "more chill now"". Guitar Player. Retrieved November 16, 2024.