Opal Skye

Arkansas native Skye Pollard landed in Baltimore in the fall of 2007 with little more than an acoustic guitar and a dream. The singer/songwriter enrolled in the music education program at Towson University and there linked up with drummer Christian Miele who had seen Pollard perform at a number of open mic nights and karaoke contests in late 2009/early 2010. The two arranged for a jam session to which Pollard invited lead guitarist Donald Smith and electric violinist Ashley Dodson. From this ...

Arkansas native Skye Pollard landed in Baltimore in the fall of 2007 with little more than an acoustic guitar and a dream. The singer/songwriter enrolled in the music education program at Towson University and there linked up with drummer Christian Miele who had seen Pollard perform at a number of open mic nights and karaoke contests in late 2009/early 2010. The two arranged for a jam session to which Pollard invited lead guitarist Donald Smith and electric violinist Ashley Dodson. From this session Opal Skye was born. Shortly thereafter, Pollard entered in and won the "Singfest at the Springfest" vocal competition sponsored by Z104.3. Her prize package included free studio time at NP Recording in Towson where the band cut its first single, "Down This Broken Road." The track features Jason George on bass guitar. George also recorded, mixed, and mastered the song, which is a unique blend of genres - crossing over rock, pop, and country. Opal Skye is currently writing and getting ready to record a new batch of songs to be featured on its forthcoming EP.