Gary Tofie Hello Jr.

Poetic and engaging, Hello's adept songwriting rings truer and truer in our ever-distressed world. Visceral channeling of well-crafted neo-folk songs by way of rich and yearning vocals, above subtle and innovative guitar work. There is solace and encouragement to be found in such earnest representations of our shared struggles, hopes and anxieties.

Gary Tofie Hello Jr. is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, tirelessly collecting stories and experiences in prose and sound. A native Texan, he has spent over a decade fighting for a sense of place and purpose in the rural mountains of southwest Virginia. His songs are hard-won tales of struggle, poverty, love and love lost, as well as existential contemplations of all the above.

Solo efforts over the years have included No Any Walls and Little Quick Heart. Founding member of Virginia-based bands Eternal Summers, Mommies, Disappearers' Collective, and a contributing member to Dark Hills and Viola's Heartful. Featured along with his family and farm in the film Some Beasts.