Nipomo California Native Natalie Haskins began her musical journey in a studio apartment alongside the train tracks in Needles, CA, discovering her love for singing, writing, and playing guitar. She self produced her award winning debut album 'Puhidua' in 2020, featuring 16 original songs, written, produced and arranged by Natalie. She also released an album of spoken poetry in 2023 called 'Embers' featuring poems from her book 'Where Once Was A Fire: A Book of Love Poems,' published in 2022. The album features hand selected poems integrated with music composed by Damon Castillo. Her second album 'Beautiful Flaw' is set for release April 2024 and features tributes to her Native American heritage, motherhood and self-love.

She has performed on Central Coast for nearly two decades as a solo act, and has shared the stage with Micky and the Motorcars, Robert Earl Keen, Dave Alvin, Jason Boland & the Stragglers, Shooter Jennings, Reckless Kelly, Jason Eady, Hayes Carll, Cody Canada & the Departed and more. She has worked as a singer on recording projects and as a backup singer for many of the best bands on the Central Coast including Joe Koenig and the Homewreckers, and Moonshiner Collective.

Her music can be found online at:

www.nataliehaskins.com