New Jersey Folk Festival Program Book 2013 Apr. 2013 | Page 14

Singer-Songwriter Showcase
“Best Of” Winners
Phil Henry
Phil Henry is the real thing. He crafts old-school story
songs so rich and sweeping you’ll wish you wrote
them yourself. A formally trained musician, he builds
strange, beautiful chords and a big acoustic sound,
played on instruments he often makes by hand. He’s
played the big stages – Kerrville, Falcon Ridge – and
won song contests like SolarFest and Susquehanna.
Click here to learn more about his music.

Kaydi Johnson

Kaydi rolls forceful and racy lyrics into short stories and
cinematic slices of life. She finds new ways to explore the
old and old ways to explore the new. Twisting, turning and
challenging the ordianry themes of living, loving, politics and
love lost, Kaydi’s songs stay with you long after they have ended.
Haunting and joyous. Provocative and poetic. She’s a master
at creating magnetic and musically delicious word plays that
always grab the ears, hearts and minds of her listeners.Click
here to learn more about her music.

Heidi Winzinger

A native Jersey girl, Heidi was influenced by old time Country
music her father loves. As she developed her own taste, it included
everything from Johnny Cash to Neil Diamond and Pink Floyd.
With a dream to work her own farm, Heidi studied agriculture
in college while continuously nurturing her love of singing and
writing. Today Heidi preserves farmland  in New Jersey, is a
proponent of supporting local agriculture and an advocate for
animal rights and rescue. She writes songs which combine her
influences of Folk, Country, and Rock in her own unique style.
Telling  stories of women losing themselves to their jobs, the
loss of farmland t