Gaelynn Lea won NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, and since then she has toured with her music in 45 states and 9 countries. Most recently, Gaelynn composed and performed the music for Macbeth on Broadway, and she also helped to launch RAMPD: Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities. She is currently writing a memoir called "Linger in the Sun", which will be published by Algonquin Press in 2025.