At a young age she began singing and accompanying herself on guitar playing in small coffeehouse stages, mentored by her sister Maura.
Other musicians to participate on the projects were harpists Sue Richards, Julia Lane, Carol Thompson and Mary Fitzgerald along with box player Billy McComiskey and Jody Marshall on hammered dulcimer.
"All the colors of the rainbow, all life's palette of beauty and sadness and sweet passion and eternity — it was all there in that voice that came from that heart and those hands" said Griffith in interview when talking about Eva.
[7] At the memorial service for Eva at Greenbelt Park, Griffith performed a haunting Celtic-tinged version of "Golden Thread".
"Bendemere's Stream" was a song she remembered her parents singing, and "Passing Thoughts" was written by her older brother, Fred Sisson.
Sisson had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease six years before Griffith, and embraced photography and poetry as a way to celebrate life and find new freedoms in his diminishing mobility.
[10] In 2006, Griffith underwent pioneering surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, for the implantation of electrodes for deep brain stimulation.
In March 2010, her doctors, though unable to assure her of a positive result, changed and upgraded the batteries, and it proved successful.
Griffith sang at the opening of the second World Parkinson Congress (September 28 – October 1, 2010) held in Glasgow, Scotland.
Accompanied by Mark Cowan on guitar, she performed a traditional tune “The Seasons” (Scots pastoral song) along with “Sailing”, which was a hit for Rod Stewart.
[11][12] On September 28, 2010, Blix Street Records released the compilation album Sailing with the intention that it would elevate this relatively unknown artist to her rightful place among her peers.
On this 10 track recording it includes a take of the show tune “Summertime” from the George Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess and a cover of "Turning Away" written by Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean which appeared on his album Indigenous in 1999.
On this album which was a mixture of traditional and contemporary material Griffith interprets songs with arrangements ranging from sparse guitar and cello accompaniment to lush productions.
The ninth track, the song "Passing Thoughts", written by Griffith's older brother Fred Sisson and set to music by her friend Carey Creed.