"Peia's voice soars like the wind as she sings a love letter to our Earth and an ode to humanity." - Huffington Post

Peia Luzzi is an American born song collector, writer and multi-instrumentalist based in the mountains of Appalachia. Like water from a deep well, she draws inspiration from her ancestral roots of Celtic and Old World European folk music. With the voice of a lark, Peia dances nimbly from Child Ballads and 17th C. Gaelic laments, to Waulking Songs, and Bulgarian mountain calls. She has traveled & studied extensively over the past 10 years to reconnect with her own ancestral song tradition. Uncovering melodies wrinkled & wisewith time, while taking care to honor their language and stories, Peia brings a piece of herself to each song she carries.

Peia’s ensemble weaves soaring soprano vocals, driving percussion, and hypnotic double bass groves, together with her own instrumentation on charangon and harmonium to create lush, organic soundscapes. Their mesmerizing performances offer authentic reimaginings of traditional musical treasures, along with a stunning repertoire of her own original songs Trained in Opera, Medieval chant and composition at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Peia set off to India, South America and the European continent in 2010 to begin her exploration and study of traditional folk songs. In 2012 Peia released her first solo album The Dance of Devotion – an intimate collection of poetic love songs. Her second release Four Great Winds – a timeless journey through traditional and original song was self released in May 2013 and picked up by Sounds True for global release in 2015. Following the initial release of ‘Four Great Winds’ Peia gained international notoriety and requests for performances in Europe, Australia, Bali, Brazil and Canada. Her music has taken her around the world and sparked collaborations with many world-class artists including: legendary poet and Rumi scholar Coleman Barks, author, mythologist & storyteller Michael Meade, Folk-Roots group Rising Appalachia, Renaissance Lutist Ronn McFarlane, Iranian tar master Ali Ghamsari, Grammy Award Winner Peter Kater and Irish singer Eílish Kennedy.

Recently returned from several months of grant study in the Gaeltachts (Irish speaking regions) of Western Ireland, Peia’s current repertoire focuses on the songs and stories she gathered during her studies, as well as some old favorites. A powerful voice in the rising global community of people who are committed to restoring a balanced relationship with the Earth, Peia expresses her holistic vision and passion through her music, educational workshops and advocacy for social, cultural and environmental rights groups.