Priscilla Ahn is an American folk singer-songwriter born in Fort Stewart, Georgia, in 1984. She records and performs from Los Angeles and is known for a warm vocal style and a largely acoustic approach.

Career

Ahn begins her career by moving from Pennsylvania to Los Angeles with two guitars and limited belongings. She quickly finds steady work as a performer, a group of supportive fellow artists, and a record deal. Her debut full-length album, A Good Day, appears on Blue Note Records, and includes the opening track “Dream.” Her other albums include When You Grow Up and This Is Where We Are.

She joins the Fall 2008 Hotel Café Tour and later tours with Meiko, Erin McCarley, Laura Jansen, and Ingrid Michaelson. Before that tour, she also tours with Joshua Radin, Meiko, and Cary Brothers.

Live performance

In performance, Ahn plays acoustic guitar, harmonica, and kazoo. She also uses a loop pedal to layer background vocals in real time, allowing a solo set to sound fuller and more layered.

Media appearances

Her music appears on The Tonight Show, Grey’s Anatomy, Knight Rider, Men in Trees, The Late Late Show, and in the film Disturbia.

Style and influences

Ahn’s work is associated with folk, singer-songwriter, acoustic, and indie styles. Listed influences include Ani DiFranco, Pink Floyd, Jack Kerouac, Neil Young, Syd Barrett, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Nick Drake, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird, Ayrton Senna, Pinback, The Kinks, Sparklehorse, Juana Molina, the colour yellow, and themes of love lost and love found.