Tune in to WXPR's Your Favorites Friday, September 26th, at 3 pm for a live broadcast performance with singer, songwriter and poet Heather Styka.
When listeners describe singer-songwriter Heather Styka as an “old soul,” the term applies to more than the wisdom beyond her years in her writing. Styka’s tunes have a vintage familiarity that draws inspiration from folk and Tin Pan Alley sounds, but the vivid images of her lyrics render her songs as fresh, smart, and unexpected as they are hummable. Also a poet and writer, Styka crafts songs that analyze moments, places, time, changes, solitude, relationships, and community. In addition to numerous songwriting awards, her 2011 release Lifeboats for Atlantis received critical praise, hitting #3 on the national FOLK-DJ charts. With a distinctive guitar style and a pure, soulful voice, Styka’s performances feel as candid as late night conversation and as comfortable as coming home.
When she’s not home in Maine, you can find Heather Styka traveling the roads with curiosity, wanderlust, a sunny persistence, stories, and songs in tow. Styka's much-awaited new release, While This Planet Spins Beneath Our Feet, was recorded in Saranac Lake, NY, and Styka herself has printed the CD jackets in Maine on a foot-powered 1901 letterpress. Styka will be touring in support of the new album, following its release in September 2014.
Don't miss this unique Live from the White Pine performance with your host Patty Fitzpatrick, free and in the convenience of your own home!
91.7 fm Rhinelander 91.9 fm Wausau 100.9 fm Ironwood/Hurley
More on Heather Styka and her music at http://heatherstyka.com/
