Tristan Prettyman

Biography

With laid-back melodies springing from finger-picked acoustic guitar, plaintive pedal-steel guitar, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, and strings, Prettyman’s second album “Hello” explores the singer/songwriter’s love of country-blues and folk from the ‘60s and ’70s, artists like The Band, Joni Mitchell, and Bob Dylan. This California surfer-girl has come along way since teaching herself to play her dad’s guitar at age 15 — she has toured with the likes of Ray LaMontagne, G. Love and Special Sauce, Chris Issac and Jason Mraz. Rolling Stone calls Prettyman “one of the more promising young pop folkies.”