Shelly Vogler

Shelly Garvin Vogler, aka Sylva Soul, is a singer/songwriter with a distinctive soul sound and blues vibe. A native of Sylva, North Carolina, born into a musical family, Shelly grew up singing as there was always a band in the basement of her childhood home.  At the age of 15, she rocked Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee” as her first solo performance. Over the next few years, she picked up her mother’s guitar and started singing at local open mic nights, but put her musical aspirations aside to focus on raising her son.

At the age of 30, she started a band called Home Remedy and they played throughout Western NC for a few years, and in 2011, she began leading worship at The Summit Church in Sylva, NC.  At the end of 2018, her father, who had been one of her biggest musical inspirations,  her hero and mentor along this road of life, died suddenly leaving Shelly heartbroken and lost. In her grief, she began writing songs to heal her soul.  Nine months later, more tragedy struck when her home burned to the ground in the middle of the night.  She and her son survived the fire, but lost all but a few of their material possessions.  Miraculously, her song notebook survived!  And so did her passion for writing and performing music.

Over the past few years, she has spent much time baring her soul and spirit through song.  Her music is inspired by such artists as Susan Tedeschi, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Chris Stapleton, Stevie Wonder, Chris Cornell and Stevie Ray Vaughan. More recently, she has had the pleasure of singing with Shane Meade and the Sound, Geoff McBride, and the Buchanan Boys. Shelly’s powerful voice is a musical gift that allows her to touch her listeners’ hearts through her journey of evolution and self-discovery. So come out, grab a drink and listen to a little bit of her Sylva Soul!!