Simi Sernaker

Simi Sernaker was born and raised in Woodstock, New York, by her New York-raised Jewish mother Dorothy Sernaker and her Jamaican-born writer father Ernest Bledsoe. Bledsoe's mother had traveled on the blues circuit playing piano in the south. Dorothy Sernaker was a teacher and a disciple of Satchidananda Saraswati. ==Music career==

Suffrajett Sernaker formed the band Suffrajett with sideman Jason Chasko, and she was lead singer. They performed in numerous NYC venues including Bowery Ballroom, CBGBs, and Irving Plaza, and played several Summer Stage events with Joan Jett, The Roots, Erykah Badu, and others. Byrne said, "I heard a great, expressive voice. I sought her out, which led to us working together twice: at a celebration with the Brooklyn Steppers and Marching Band at Carnegie Hall and on my American Utopia tour during 2018, all of which was very well received. She has a great stage presence and energy." As Simi Stone, she has also toured, performed and recorded with Neko Case, Conor Oberst, Gipsy Kings, Amy Helm and Dan Zanes. Sernaker left the group in 2021. ==Art==

Sernaker has exhibited her drawings and paintings at gallery shows in the Hudson Valley. == References ==