Bio

Skye Darling is a young professional violinist and singer-songwriter based in Boston, Massachusetts with a passion for improvisation and exploring new ideas. Currently, Skye is freelancing, recording her own album, studying jazz and maqam, directing a children’s choir, and teaching private lessons all while finishing her degree. Skye has taken a keen interest in the art of simultaneous voice and instrument and she has pursued this through Berklee’s American Roots Department where she has worked with artists like Bruce Molsky, Darol Anger, Brittany and Natalie Haas, Simon Shaheen, and more. Additionally, Skye was a participant of the Silk Road Global Musician’s Workshop in 2023 where she performed her music with Jamey Haddad’s band. Before moving to Boston, Skye wrote, performed, and recorded violin and vocals with bands around the East Coast such as Sneaky Miles, xander., Nick Rolser, and Ben Laine. Skye is also a professional dancer and she is currently in her third year as a company member with Safe Haven Ballet. She has performed with the UNH Ballet Company, UNH Aerial, Northeastern Ballet Theater, Lila, and Safe Haven. Skye has appeared as a musician and dancer in the Be Brave Gala, Breathe Life Gala, Lila Dance Festival, multiple benefit concerts for the Freedom Cafe, and on NH Chronicle. She completed her student teaching 5th-12th Grade orchestra in the Oyster River School District and coached the UNH Youth Symphony Orchestra. She received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education with a Dance Minor from the University of New Hampshire where she studied under Karl Orvik and Hannah Reitz. Skye is pursuing her Masters in Violin Performance at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee studying with Katie Lansdale.