Erica Wheeler is an award-winning singer/songwriter based in western Massachusetts. With six CD's to her credit, Erica has headlined clubs from Boston to Berkeley and shared the stage with Shawn Colvin, Indigo Girls, Greg Brown and more. Her music charted in the Top 10 on Billboard's Gavin Americana Chart and she has been a featured guest on NPR's All Things Considered. Her most recent CD Good Summer Rainwas sponsored in part by the Trust for Public Land, a national land conservation organization.

Known for her visual, cinematographic style of songwriting, Erica Wheeler's songs take listeners on a journey though the American landscape and the lives lived there with poetic beauty and grace. Her music is pure Americana, falling into the categories of folk, country and bluegrass. On stage, armed with an acoustic guitar and her richly expressive voice, Erica is also known for her engaging warmth, colorful stories and hilarious stage patter.

Originally entering college to become a wildlife field biologist, Erica has combined her career as a performing artist with her lifelong interest in natural and cultural history to offer writing workshops and keynote programs in addition to her concert schedule. Entitled The Soulful Landscape, Erica has offered this inspiring and educational program at conferences, events and learning centers across the country, from Yosemite National Park (CA) to the National Land Conservation Conference (TN.)