Andrea Baker

On her new full length Wild In The Hollow, Andrea Baker infuses her wide-open Americana with elegant touches of Jazz-flecked Honkey-Tonk and good ol’ fashioned Rock and Roll. A spirited storyteller with a cowgirl’s gaze, Baker and her top-flight band weave together a reeling tale of both suffering and hope; chasing the idea of “home” with a graceful, elegant confidence. Glowing with a resonant warmth, the record’s polished precision is tempered by a weathered edge that results in a sound as timeless as Baker’s whisky-kissed voice.

Baker cut her musical teeth in the world of classical piano, but when her dad offered to pursue a recording contract on her behalf she politely declined. “I knew at the core that music would have to be my own if it would be anything at all” explains Baker. She started teaching herself to sing and improvise and began writing music soon enough.

Baker started playing her music for people, sharing her stories and her secrets. Finding a natural fit with the intimacy of house shows, when performing live Baker draws in the audience, inviting them into conversation. Intended to uproot some of the soil of their own stories, Baker’s shows have become something more than just a musician performing for listeners. They're part concert, part telling of tales, and, in a way, a bit of a “homemade therapy session with your friends.”