Music
Miya Folick
TEXT BY ZEE CHANG
PHOTOGRAPH BY DARIAN ZAHEDI
If Fiona Apple and Cat Power had a music love child, Miya Folick
would be the result. Raised in Santa Ana, CA, Miya grew up in
a Buddhist family. She picked up the guitar, taking occasional
lessons, but mostly teaching herself how to play. She compares
songwriting to short stories, in that both mediums allow her to
experiment with themes and styles in short form.
When she moved to LA, she spent most of her time in her
apartment writing songs. Miya sees her songs as an opportunity
to explore different aspects of her life. In her latest EP “Strange
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