Rosalie Sorrels (born June 24, 1933) is an American
folk singer-songwriter who resides in the mountains near
Boise,
Idaho. She began her public career as a singer and collector of traditional folksongs in the late 1950s. During the early 1960s she left her husband and began traveling and performing at
music festivals and clubs throughout the
United States. She and her five children traveled across the country as she worked to support her family and establish herself as a performer. Along the way she made many lifelong friends among the folk and
beat scene. Her career of
social activism,
storytelling, teaching, learning, songwriting, collecting folk songs, performing, and recording has spanned six decades.