Anne Jarrell, a senior from Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of five recipients of the Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship which recognizes outstanding college female bluegrass players through the International Bluegrass Music Association’s charitable foundation.
Jarrell is studying biology and environmental studies and is an active member of the Marching Tar Heels, Rameses Roots Revivalists and the Carolina Bluegrass Band.
The College of Arts & Sciences recently spoke with Jarrell about her experience as a female artist, the challenges musicians have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and her time at UNC-Chapel Hill.
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