Wait until you hear 14-year-old Schuyler (Skye) Iona Press perform the songs she wrote–part prophecy, part nostalgia, and all poetry, delivered in a voice so rare you can’t pin it on anyone else. A husky, tremulous alto? Some might say Carol King, but Skye is not only influenced by folk, but also by rock, punk, and Latin music. And the lyrics bring us back to a time when kids her age weren’t hyper-sexualized, when questions they asked were about fitting in, about the nature of the individual, what it means to be human. It’s a show you’d be glad you brought your kid to.
Although she’s so young, nostalgia permeates her work, the ghosts of the NYC neighborhood where her mother grew up. Her father, Darren Press was a co-director along with Skye’s mother, C. Fraser Press who also wrote the material. It’s practically a family album. Continue reading
