Haley Heynderickx is a singer, songwriter, and a guitar player based in Portland, Oregon. Her music has the coffee house intimacy. Her deceptively quiet melodies are better appreciated if one is not in a hurry and their impact tends to go deeper with repeated listens. Her lyrics often focus on the philosophical underpinnings of a mundane life handled with a mixture of dry humor and emotional openness. Her arrangements are usually fairly sparse (bonus points for the beautiful use of the trombone). She is crafty on her guitar, especially with her fingerpicking technique she apparently picked up from listening to past masters like Leo Kottke. She has a strong voice that can soar when she lets go though she mostly keeps it close to her vest when she is singing.