Anahita Skye is Northern California-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She spent a decade-and-a-half in LA performing, recording and collaborating with various producers and songwriters. The pandemic was a catalyst for her to leave LA, and in search for deep grounding, she made her way back to the mountains of Utah where she was born and where her parents immigrated 40 years ago. There she and singer, Rick Gerber, founded the folk duo, Skye and Crow. They spent the next two years writing, recording, and touring the mountain west and released their EP in 2024 entitled, “Between the Tides of a Dream.”
A deep pull towards the redwoods of Northern California sent Skye to her next chapter in Marin County. There began the next chapter of her music, where Skye connected with local musician, John Varn. After a fruitful first jam at Laughing Tiger Studios, they tapped guitarist James M. Harman and booked a show at the Papermill Creek Saloon in Forest Knolls. This trio found their sound quickly, blending emotional songwriting with Americana, dark country and 70s-psychedelic influences with an instrumental virtuosity and timelessness.
There is a gravity to their original music, and a thoughtfulness in their choice of cover songs. Between Anahita’s radiant and poignant singing style, James M. Harman’s acrobatic guitar solos, and John Varn’s encompassing approach to the piano, the live experience of Anahita Skye’s band is dynamic and powerful.
While the seed material for the band was written by Anahita herself, the band has been working on the debut of the new EP, “Mountain Man” produced by Varn. The debut single of the EP will be “Mountain Man” set to release Spring of 2025.
Skye continues to focus on her trio in Northern California as well as writing and touring with her Utah-based duo, Skye and Crow.
