Her voice is round and silky with a unique and 'authentic' country ring to her tones. Country music singer/songwriter, Stevi Marie, counts her influences to include: Patty Lovelace, Loretta Lynn, Waylon Jennings, Vern Gosdin, and a great many bluegrass artists.

   Stevi grew up in LaBelle, Florida, a small town about 100 miles north of the Florida Everglades. Now living in nearby Alva, Florida, she's a real country girl. She loves bass fishing, family get-togethers, "old Florida" woods, and good ole country music. Her mother was one of seventeen brothers & sisters with a lineage of family in Alabama. She tells the story about how her family came to Florida. Before she was born, her grandfather would pick up the family in the middle of the night to escape the law as he was a moonshiner. Many times this happened until the family came to settle in LaBelle. She honros her family for their commitment to be there for each other.

   Her country heritage inspires her music. She wishes to return to an older, simpler time when country songs came from the heart. Her grandfather, Nate Harris, played fiddle, guitar, banjo, and "just about anything with strings on it." From the audience of a Grand Ole Opry performance, Nate volunteered to play with Curly Fox when Curly's fiddle player was suddenly out sick. He went on to perform many shows with Texas Ruby and Curly Fox. Years earlier he hoboed on trains playing fiddle with Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs.

   Stevi had a rocky road along tlife to 23. Always dreaming of someday being a country music singer and songwriter, she married at the young age of 18 and soon had two children. She lost her husband after three years to a tragic auto accident and was left to care for their children alone. Even so, Stevi has maintained a strong and positive outlook on life. Songs like "You're The One That Made Me Love You" and "Fallin' For You... Again" share her feelings of love in her life today. As a single mom, she hopes to one day find the right man to be in her and her children's lives. Buf for now, she's focusing on her singing career and her songs. Stevi decided not to move to Nashville, but rather pen her songs from her native Florida.

   Stevi has been performing on the stage since she was 8 years old. For as long as she can remember, she has sung her classic style country songs and has captivated audiences with her style and sound. Her favorite place to sing is at weddings. She does this without ever receiving a dime as she feels it's a privilege for her to sing for such an honorable and sacred day.

   Mark Haffner, Stevi's co-writer and producer, along with Kenneth Wallace (Buck Wallace Productions) agreed she was the real thing. Mark says, "Stevi is what fans are longing for in country music today. Everything about Stevi is authentic and genuine. She doesn't have to pretend to be country, she simply is. This is what's so amazing about her!"