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Joyful Sorrow

lo-fi joy

About Me

Joyful Sorrow is Steven and Heather Zydek. Steve plays acoustic guitar and sings; Heather sings and occasionally adds other instrumentation, including keyboards and percussion. Before playing in Joyful Sorrow, Steve played in bands including Inlantic (404 Records), Supporting Actress (Playing Field Records), and others.While taking a lengthy hiatus to raise their three small children, the duo hopes to begin recording a dozen or so previously unreleased songs in the not-too-distant future.

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Member Since: 7/6/2007
Band Website: joyfulsorrow.com
Band Members: Heather & Steven Zydek
Influences: the desert fathers, low, bicycles, sufjan stevens, hagiography, ida, nature, mysticism, chopin, oceans, bossanova, children dancing in sunshine, green fields, strong coffee, the olden days, damselflies, the heavenly realm, and lots and lots of other stuff.
Sounds Like: Low, Ida, hippy-era folk
Record Label: isidore records
Type of Label: Indie