Good Morning Hellen is the project of Samantha Hill, a singer/songwriter with roots in New York and Florida and is a member of the Mohawk Nation. I found her through a song she submitted through #INDIGENERDS4HOPE, retweeted by A Tribe Called Geek.
(It is not obvious from Hill's online information whether she identifies more as a geek or nerd.)
Good Morning Hellen sings sweetly about sad things. "Fallout" and "Broken Little Bird" stand out in conveying the pain of wanting to help and not being able to, and yet the strongest impression that remains is the sweetness. That is not just referring to her voice, but also to a sense of gentleness and resilience.
Vocally Hill reminds me somewhat of Rita Coolidge. Looking through musical influences, the strongest thread may be personal storytelling, with names like Jim Croce and John Denver appearing. It is country-adjacent enough that there could be good crossover potential, but not in a way that would turn off those strongly opposed to country.
I also enjoy her artwork.
You can support Good Morning Hellen at the Wix and Bandcamp sites below.
http://goodmorninghellen.wixsite.com/goodmorninghellen
https://www.facebook.com/GoodMorningHellenMusic/
https://goodmorninghellen.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/goodmorninghellen/featured
https://twitter.com/GMH_Music
ETA: I initially had her last name as Hall, not Hill, which has since been corrected.
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