S. J. Tucker is the voice of lore at the campfire, the sharp laughter of modern myth, a performing songwriter who’s proud to contribute to the soundtrack of our collective imagination. Well loved at fannish & witchy events at home and abroad since 2002, she wields an award-winning body of original music known for changing lives and healing wounded hearts.
Whether you found her through solid crowd favorites like “Firebird’s Child” and “Cheshire Kitten”, or you’re just encountering her for the first time, S. J. (Sooj to fans and friends) has a song for you. In performance with deft guitar, skillful hand drums, and versatile vocals, she runs a shape-shifter’s gamut from silly to sacred and back again, embodying the truth in our songs and stories, the spirit of community and wit.
These new Roaring Twenties have brought challenges to us all, but Sooj has kept the lights on and the music going thanks to her incredible, loyal fans worldwide & their willingness to attend & get the word out about her online shows. On her plate for the near future are a long-awaited follow-up to her spiritually focused Blessings album, a return to full-time touring when it is safe to do so, continued online concerts with varying themes & on-location filming, and a record of songs all inspired by the local Southern lore & folkways Sooj has encountered on her adventures closer to home.
Sooj hopes to keep successfully straddling the line between touring, presenting online shows, and producing new musical content as all the coming chapters unfold like vibrant leaves. Her greatest wish is for us all to adapt, survive, and succeed with our whimsy intact.
“Spittin’ nails, splittin’ hairs to avoid equality,
clutchin’ pearls any time something better comes to be,
when they say you’re bound for hell, well, tell ’em you’re the Queen.”
S. J. Tucker is all in on contributing to the upcoming compilation, The Red Album: Pagan Voices for Reproductive Rights, along with 18 other independent songwriters & bands. “Writing Devil at the Door was one way I was able to successfully process my own experiences & feelings around access to reproductive care, pregnancy discrimination, societal & legislative pressures on just getting through life with female reproductive organs on board, and the wild mental & emotional ride of early parenthood;” S. J. says. “Sometimes the art we build out of our personal work helps others, and that’s what I want.”
- S.J.’s internet links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/sjtuckermusic