Larah Helayne

Larah Helayne is a 20 year old Queer, Appalachian musician; writing banjo pop songs for the adolescent and adventurous. Larah strives for their sound to be “some serendipitous mix of the high lonesome singing and banjo thrashing of the old-time greats, and the way that pop music seats sadness and sorrow in well-polished glory.”
In 2018, Larah released their debut EP “Roots.” Roots was, in essence, a love letter to Appalachia, and to all the people who raised, shaped, and made Larah.
While writing Roots, Larah unknowingly began writing songs for their upcoming EP, “Good Riddance.” The influences for Good Riddance range greatly; from Larah’s dedication to traditional folk music and classic country, to their love of 2010’s pop. Lyrically, Good Riddance is a time capsule of Larah’s teenagehood; a time equally as miserable as it was magical.
Keep an eye out for Larah’s sophomore release, “Good Riddance,” in Summer 2022!