On hearing Crossing The Border, her spiritual Guru Sant Swami Yogiraj Nanak presented her with the generous gift of three of his original poems translated into English to use for songs. This resulted not only in three songs based on this beautiful, spiritual poetry, but a shift in her music, incorporating the sounds and rhythms of Indian music into her own.

Musical since childhood, Judy is no stranger to unusual musical influences. At nine, Judy performed with a 100-piece harmonica marching band, co-founded and co-led by her father, entertaining at veterans hospitals, nursing homes, and in local parades. The band gained national recognition when, two years later, they appeared in LIFE Magazine and on TV on The Today Show. Judy later played clarinet, folk guitar and studied classical guitar, which led her to perform with a large, classical mandolin orchestra.

She has performed with her band and as a soloist in such New York City singer/songwriter venues as: Eureka Joe, The C-Note, and ACME Underground. She has also been featured in Art Nights at Café Europa, sponsored by the New York Dance & Arts Innovations (NYDAI); the JumpArts Women series at the Pink Pony; Folk-On-A-Rope at The Rising Café; and was invited to perform at the Cape Fear Folk Festival, in Wilmington, NC.

In July 2003,  she will perform at Women in Eclectic Music at The Rotunda, University of Pennsylvania, sponsored by Foundation Arts. She will also showcase at the IMC 2003 Music Conference in Philadelphia, PA, and at the Nashville New Music Conference (2NMC) 2003, Nashville, TN.

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