The act of creating something tangible is the air Sadie breathes. Her songwriting is like weaving an internal dialogue, the stories she tells herself, warm melodies and clever chords into something real, something she can physically feel with her hands and her throat.
Sadies's songs have been endorsed by some of the most respected songwriting contests in the country, winning Kerrvile Folk Festival's 2022 New Folk Contest (as well as placing as a finalist in 2020) earning a second place at Rocky Mountain Folk Fest's Songwriter Showcase, and winning first place at the NewSong +LEAF Songwriting Contest. Sadie has been featured on the Basic Folk podcast and on Folk Alley.
"Sadie Gustafson-Zook is a songwriter with that enviable knack of being able to take a very specific moment in her life and somehow imbue it with universality and a common thread. Listening to her songs, you find yourself thinking about your own existence as you learn about hers." - Songwriting Magazine.