The Listening Room: Driftwood Fire

Like a beach-side bonfire celebrating the last days of summer, Driftwood Fire is at once invitingly lighthearted and poetically poignant. Lynn Scharf's vocals are thick with emotional. Charlotte Formichella's guitar and banjo parts are rootsy, inventive and pop-tastically ear-pleasing, making it nearly impossible to stay seated during songs like 'Blown Asunder' and 'Holes in the Sky,' while songs like 'Appalachian Hills' have a lyrical magnetism that leave every room entirely focused on the performance at hand. Coined as 'melodic indie folk pop, Driftwood Fire's song, "Appalachian Hills" won First Place in the 2007 International Narrative Song Competition and is also being considered for use on PBS's Road Trip Nation. They are a 2007 Denver Blue Note singer/songwriter finalist, a VH-1 Suggested Artist and are included on the 'Best of Live at Lunch" compilation CD from KRFC 88.9FM, a local radio station in Fort Collins, Colorado, Driftwood Fire's home town. Lynn Scharf - vocals and guitar After ten years of operatic training and performance, Lynn, began focusing on jazz, folk, and pop music. She began writing and performing contemporary folk and pop; exploring varied vocal techniques and experimenting with song and lyric writing. Lynn has won international recognition for her songs. Charlotte Formichella - guitars, banjo, backing vocals Charlotte picked up the guitar at age 14 and was largely self-taught early in her career. She spent her childhood in rural Virginia, where she was exposed to bluegrass and traditional folk influences. Charlotte is one of the primary songwriters and has expanded her performance repertoire to include banjo and hollow-body electric guitar. Charlotte also studies cello and violin.