Devon Sproule is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on April 23, 1982 in Kingston, United States. Upstate Songs was critically acclaimed the album was critically acclaimed, with Rolling Stone Magazine naming it as one of the Critics Top Albums of 2003. Julie Gerstein called the record, “perhaps the sweetest and most honest folk-pop album recorded this year,” and she added that “Sproule’s vocal and lyrical beauty is unmatched.”
At a show in Charlottesville, fellow musician Paul Curreri jumped on stage with her and joined in singing. They married in 2005 and often performed together locally. They also tour together across the United States and United Kingdom. They were regular favorites at the now-defunct Gravity Lounge, a major platform for new talent in their hometown. Curreri often “sings, plays, mixes, and produces” his wife’s recordings.
¡Don’t Hurry for Heaven! was released in April 2009. Live in London, recorded with a collection of musicians including English pedal steel player BJ Cole, was released in 2010. I Love You Go Easy was released on Tin Angel Records in 2011 to further critical acclaim, accompanied by the single Now’s the Time. It features a cover of Terre Roche’s Runs in the Family.
She released her debut album at the age of 16. The second album, Long Sleeve Story, was released in 2001, receiving high praise by The Village Voice. Upstate Songs, released in 2003, was included in the Rolling Stone’s Critics Top Albums of the year. It was and was followed with Keep Your Silver Shined in March 2007. Paul Curreri and her band performed two songs of the album including Old Virginia Block and Stop By Anytime on the popular BBC’s Later With Jools Holland show in 2007.
One year after the release of her first album Devon In 1999, the singer caught the interest of fellow Charlottesville residents Dave Matthews who offered her the opportunity to tour in the Dave Matthews Band. Guitarist Stefan Lessard produced her next album Long Sleeve Story in 2001. When she released Upstate Songs in 2003 coincided with her move to the upstate of New York. The more punk-rock sound, with a more folky style, marked a change — and also helped her to gain national recognition.
Sproule married musician, singer-songwriter, and music producer Paul Curreri in 2005. They live together in Charlottesville. Their daughter Ray Lee Curreri was born in August 2016.
