Shelly Lecher is a Clinical Psychologist who has been singing and playing guitar since she was about six. Her music is inspired by both her work and her personal life. Far Away and Gone was written after a bout with cancer, hence the short hair and hiking hat on the cover.

Shelly is a native of Florida and still feels very connected to her home state and the environmental impact its growing population has had on its natural beauty. A visit to her home town brought about the song "Walking Tree," which is about the dwindling mangroves in the area that are of such importance to the health of the wildlife and waterways of the Florida coast.

Friend of Independence: Shelly Lecher is a member of GoGirls Elite, a national organization of independent women musicians.