She is best known for her performances with Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang and for her contributions to the scores for Weeds, Orange Is the New Black, and other films and plays.
[2] While in school, she learned to play guitar and at age 27, formed Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang.
[1] In addition to her solo works, Sanford, and her husband Brandon Jay, recorded four albums of children's music as Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang.
[3] Sanford, Brandon Jay and Scott Doherty compose music for Netflix's original series Orange Is the New Black.
1 Album of the Year" award for Dew[citation needed] and Amoeba Music named Sanford as their "Homegrown Artist Pick".