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Heather Lev

Award-winning folkie lefty quirky mystical songs

About Me

Award-winning singer/ songwriter/ guitarist/ multi-instrumentalist Heather Lev writes original, whimsical, philosophical, inspiring, and political songs, in styles ranging from folk-rock sing-a-longs, to traditional-sounding bluegrass tunes, to acapella rounds. She has performed at festivals such as the New England Folk Festival (NEFFA), the Northeast Music and Dance Festival (NOMAD), and the Folk Project of New Jersey. Her two releases, "On the Train to Babylon" (2004) and "Reason of Rain" (2000) have received strong reviews and radio play worldwide.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/25/2006
Band Website: heatherlev.com
Band Members: Heather Lev: vocal, guitar (including lots of unusual fingerpicking, frailing, and percussive flatpicking), mandolin, lap (mountain) dulcimer, flute, pennywhistle, ukulele; occassional quirky stuff like ukelin or Marxophone Occassional members: Michael Lengyel, percussion Gina Tlamsa, fiddle & flute; Sharon Abreu, fiddle
Influences: Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Ani DiFranco, Tracy Chapman, old and unusual folk music, Malvina Reynolds, Pete Seeger, Tom Lehrer, Beatles, The Child Ballads, world music
Sounds Like: Malvina Reynolds (lyrics, not voice), Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, Ani Difranco
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Folk music in NYC

First of all, thanks for reading my blog.  I'm new to blogging, so I'll try my first tiny little tenuous baby steps out here in MySpace, where everyone can see me!  I'm hoping to meet new mu...
Posted by Heather Lev on Tue, 09 May 2006 09:37:00 PST