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Marideth Sisco (born June 15, 1943) is a multifaceted American storyteller, folklorist, singer-songwriter, author, and retired journalist. A native of the Missouri Ozarks, Sisco has devoted her life to preserving Ozark folk culture through music and storytelling. She gained national recognition for contributing her authentic folk singing to the Oscar-nominated film Winter\u2019s Bone (2010), and she continues to share then rich heritage of the Ozark Mountains through performances, writing, and radio. In 2023, Sisco was honored as a featured artist at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, showcasing her talents in both song and story. 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Early Life and Musical Beginnings<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1754594755808{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}” max_width=”550″ text_direction=”default”]\n

Early Life and Ozark Roots<\/strong>
\nMarideth Sisco, born near Butterfield, Missouri, grew up immersed in Ozark oral traditions, learning storytelling and ballads from family elders. At age 3 in 1946, she performed publicly, singing \u201cFar Away Places with Strange Sounding Names\u201d at a local auction, captivating the crowd.<\/p>\n

Early Musical Career<\/strong>
\nIn her teens and 20s, Sisco sang folk songs across the Ozarks, landing her first paid gig in 1963 at a Springfield bar, funding a year at Southwest Missouri State. Facing 1960s music industry sexism, she moved to California, performing in folk clubs alongside artists like Judy Collins. A car accident in the 1970s injured her hand, limiting her guitar playing.<\/p>\n

Return to Missouri<\/strong>
\nSisco returned to Missouri in the early 1980s, completing a B.F.A. in photography with a writing minor at Southwest Missouri State. 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Career Highlights and Recognition<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1754594903092{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}” max_width=”550″ text_direction=”default”]\n

Journalism Career<\/strong>
\nMarideth Sisco built a 20-year journalism career at the West Plains Daily Quill, working as an investigative and environmental reporter while writing the popular gardening column \u201cCrosspatch.\u201d Her folksy style and deep Ozark knowledge made her a regional favorite. She retired around 2005 due to health issues, expecting a quiet life in West Plains, Missouri.<\/p>\n

Winter\u2019s Bone and Musical Rise<\/strong>
\nIn 2009, director Debra Granik recruited Sisco as a music consultant and vocalist for Winter\u2019s Bone<\/em>. Her haunting voice, featured in cameos and six soundtrack songs, including an a cappella \u201cMissouri Waltz,\u201d brought authentic Ozark soul to the 2010 film. Its success led Sisco and local musicians to form The Blackberry Winter Band, touring nationally and internationally. They released two albums, In These Ozark Hills<\/em> and Still Standing<\/em>, while Sisco also recorded a solo album, Empty Doors<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Ongoing Legacy<\/strong>
\nSisco hosts \u201cThese Ozarks Hills,\u201d a monthly KSMU radio series, sharing Ozark essays and folklore, also released as a four-disc CD set. Her storytelling, lauded for its wit and authenticity, resonates deeply. In 2023, she performed at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and in 2025, she received Missouri\u2019s Living Traditions Fellowship for preserving Ozark music and stories. 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