Amanda Pascali

Internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter and 2019 Kerrville New Folk finalist, Amanda Pascali was born in Queens, New York and is based in Houston, Texas. Amanda's writing showcases her traditional influences, but she is no copy of anyone. As the daughter of an Eastern European refugee with Sicilian heritage, Amanda writes with a sincerity which shows us that home is truly where the heart is. Accompanied by her "family", blood related or not, Amanda Pascali has released music and performed internationally, including packed houses in Italy, Romania and the United States. She performs solo as well as in a duo, trio, and quartet.

Often referred to as a "young, female, and Italian Bob Dylan," Amanda writes music to tell the story of a girl, transplanted from the Corona and Forrest Hills neighborhoods of New York City to the center of Houston, Texas. With a father who was thrown out of his home country for rebelling against the government, Amanda was driven from a young age to be a messenger of her family’s stories and diaspora. Her music, now coined Immigrant American Folk, delivers a powerful narrative on being “too foreign for here, too foreign for home, and never enough for both.”