Moriah Bailey

Moriah Bailey (Stephenson) is a singer-songwriter and a harpist with a heavy heart and plenty of sorrow to spare. The core of her music is her harp and her vocals, with sparse arrangements that may involve a piano, a lone violin, or some light percussion that floats around in the air quietly. Her music is minimalistic and matches her pared down and subtly shaded melodies. She has remarkable talent in constructing songs that are compelling, honest, and emotionally transparent. Her use of the harp gives the melancholy of her songs a classy and pastoral feel especially in combination with her beautiful, haunting voice that has Björk like notes peeking through in short stretches.