Kiaya Abernathy is a dreamy, Virginia grown, soulful, ethereal folk singer. Offering listeners uniquely spellbinding music. Her enchanting performances are wistfully nostalgic, sweetened with crystalline vocals and acoustic melodies. Her songwriting is soft and introspective yet illuminating and powerful. Kiaya has been writing since age 11, calling on a wide variety of influences from Patsy Cline to Lana del Rey, Emmylou Harris, Mazzy Star, Stevie Nicks, Lucinda Williams & Sheryl Crow.

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Born at home in the mountains of Rappahannock to a plant spirit mother & horse whisperer. Kiaya is a 3rd generation musician. Her grandfather a pedal steel player and disc jokey on Big K radio, her father a musical carpenter and founding member of the band the OKs. Kiaya grew up in the garden and in the wood, riding her horse bareback upon full moon nights, and swimming in the crystal springs of the blue ridge. Oftentimes she would spend the weekend out playing drums and singing at local performances with her father. She did not attend school until she was fifteen, and would go on to graduate with distinction from the University of Virginia.

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Kiaya has spent the past 6 years lifting up her fellow creative creatures by showcasing stories & songs on her show Rappahannock Radio. Her slogan is “Artists Support Artists”. The show features musicians, discussions in fine art and herbalism in addition to pretty much any topic under the moon!