Suzanne Sheridan

Suzanne Sheridan, a resident of Westport for 28 years, is a professional singer-songwriter and also a well-known portrait photographer. She has excelled at these and has won many fans along the way.  She is thrilled to be creating a community of folk music lovers at the Saugatuck Rowing Club in Westport. Her very popular tribute concert “Suzanne Sheridan Sings Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen” was recorded “live” at Voices Café and is on Spotify, Pandora, and at suzannesheridanmusic.com.

Her musical career began  performing folk music in her church, Our Lady of Mercy, in Plainview, Long Island. She went on to singing in Paris, France during her junior year at SUNY New Paltz, and in New York City singing jingles for companies such as Pepsi, Hasbro Toys, Texaco Gas, and Hardees Hamburgers, as well as writing and performing her own original songs in many venues including The Bitter End and Gerties Folk City. 

She has performed locally with Jose Feliciano and was a member of the musical group “Exit 43” ( that began at the Unitarian Congregation in Westport) with Andy Gundell, Scarlett Lee Moore, and Ed Thompson.  

She has won awards and recognition for her music including the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Internationally, she performed in Canada and on tour in Australia. 

Many will recognize the song “90 Pound Suburban Housewife Driving in Her SUV”that she co-wrote with her spouse Rozanne Gates. The New York Times gave a full page written cover report about the song and CNN did a feature film cover for the song.

The Suzanne Sheridan Band performed at the Levitt Pavilion in 2021 and 2025 – a tribute to Joni Mitchell in 2021 and a tribute to Linda Ronstadt in 2025.