Artist Information Biography NEW ALBUM COMING THIS FEBRUARY!!! **Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists Showcase, 2009 **Performing Artist, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, 2008 **Performing Artist, National Women’s Music Festival, 2008 **Premiere Showcase Artist, FAR-West Folk Alliance Conference, 2008 **First Place, International Narrative Song Competition, 2007 **Winner, Denver Blue Note Best Singer-Songwriter Contest, 2007 **VH-1 Suggested Artist, 2007 BIOGRAPHY Driftwood Fire delivers folk-pop at its best; catchy, honest and poetically poignant.  Lynn Scharf’s vocals are thick with emotion. Charlotte Formichella’s guitar and banjo parts are rootsy, inventive and pop-tastically ear-pleasing. Driftwood Fire started playing together in 2007 and took on a legion of friendly fans.  Their song Appalachian Hills won First Place in the 2007 International Narrative Song Competition; 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 community radio station in Fort Collins, Colorado, Driftwood Fire's home town. Driftwood Fire keeps a busy national touring schedule and has had the great privilege of playing the Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, the National Women’s Music Festival, the Midwest Acoustic Music Festival, and a far-West Folk Alliance Premier Showcase. RECENT PERFORMANCE REVIEWS Jenny Gamble - Festival Director, Hyperactive Festival "You were amazing!!!  I am so very glad you made it to our event and hope you can make it again next year too.  What a sweet addition." Shannon Brunet - Festival Coordinator, Midwest Acoustic Music Festival "[Driftwood Fire has] a ton of talent…we picked the right act!” Kelley Kunz Crosbie - Program Manager, Des Moines Arts Festival "Enjoyed your time at the Festival! We received so many positive comments…Thanks for a great performance!" Dru Van Doren, Events Organizer, Out on the Town Colorado and P-Town Productions "Currently my favorite band in Colorado... love the CD, but what a treat to see them live!!" Instrumentation Lynn Scharf - lead vocal and guitar Lynn is one of two founding members of the band.  She came to the project after ten years of operatic training and performance, studying primarily with Lisa Regan of the Washington Metropolitan Opera.  In 2001, Lynn, began focusing on jazz, folk, and pop music.  Inspired by Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby McFerrin, Eva Cassidy, and Dolly Parton, she began writing and performing contemporary folk and pop; exploring varied vocal techniques and experimenting with song and lyric writing.  One of the primary songwriters for the band, Lynn has won international recognition for her songs. Charlotte Formichella - acoustic & electric 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. In college, she studied classical and contemporary guitar performance, earning a double degree in Biology and Music while contributing to published journals in music theory research.  A founding member of Driftwood Fire, 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. Discography Driftwood Fire (2008) -- Released June of 2008 -- Regional, College and Local US radio play -- Multi-source Internet radio & podcast play Links http://www.DriftwoodFire.com