On Wednesday, the first hot day since moving to Portland Oregon, I sat in my backyard and strummed my first guitar, a classical I bought from my friend Dana in tenth grade for a hundred bucks.  Allergens were having their vicious way with my face and yet I couldn't resist being outside singing and playing with the freeway and birds and neighborhood kids as my backing band.  That's when I had a revelation of the non religious sort.  What if I just start sharing my home made musical creations, regardless of mistakes, less than perfect recording qualities, or other "flaws" and "imperfections"?  

The moments that get me super pumped about my life are when I'm creating raw music.  You know, the voice memos, the garageband demos, the recordings of the songs as they are growing into something, before professional production.  That raw music is where it's at.  It's all over the place.  It's gritty.  It's distorted.  It's low volume.  It's nonsense.  It's wrong chords.  It's wrong words.  It's wrong notes.  It's brilliant.  It's my soul.  It's unrefined.  It's me.  

I've been really worried about only showing to the world what I have considered to be my very best.  And now I am committed to showing the world who I am in all states of creation.  I am revealing to you my mistakes, my humanness, and through that you get to see and hear my soul.  And perhaps this is really my best.  I'm sorry I've been hiding it from you for so long.  

-Caroline

Folsom Prison Blues - Caroline Hecht (live and unrefined from the backyard)

Peel

Come Cold

Numbers

Trouble

From Caroline Hecht's album Avenue Of The Giants.  

Night

Apothegm

Just a little rough recording of this new ditty.  

I Will Follow

“I am here to use my voice as a gateway from my soul to yours-- to make you cry, and then laugh, all in one song.” proclaims Caroline Hecht, a modern day siren of the soul.  

On guitar or banjo, the allure of this Dark Folk/Americana songstress creeps up on audiences like a strong drink, effortlessly enchanting and pulling them gladly into the current with her.  As witnessed on her latest release, “Swallowed by Swells” Caroline Hecht’s voice convinces you she’s an angel, and even though you can’t decipher if this angel is good or evil, you still go wild with wanting.  Nominated for “Best Vocalist”, “Best Songwriter”, and “Best Bluegrass Band” by Motif Magazine in 2013, one critic described Hecht as “recognized within the ranks of the music scene as a force not to be underestimated–(with) alluring, haunting and ethereal vocals, she possesses an intensity that can almost be described as hypnotic as it slowly draws you in.  Caroline captures the hearts of her peers and fans.”  The California native’s unique originals are vastly dynamic, seamlessly bridging a low growly whisper to a big, beautiful, belting cry within a single song, drawing frequent comparisons to PJ Harvey, Cat Power, and Mazzy Star.  

For the better part of the last decade Hecht developed an enthusiastic fan-base and filled up concert halls and clubs throughout New England, playing and sharing the stage with such greats as Sean Hayes, Deer Tick, The Low Anthem, and Vanessa Carlton.  Hecht’s latest West Coast tour was such a success that she relocated to Portland, Oregon, where she now works on new upbeat material with percussionist Rebekah Zdunich.  The first half of 2014 finds her heading up a digital songwriting collaboration with 20 renowned musicians from around the USA, and planning an east coast tour for the late summer/early fall.  

Caroline Hecht

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