Thirty four year old singer Orka Teppler is a veteran of the Israeli music scene. Her newest venture was born from a partnership with bassist Nitai Jamal Marcus. Teppler and Marcus met guitarist Eden Nir, violinist Nadav Fast, flutist Ruth Danon and drummer Itay Kfir, and Forest was formed. Their sound is both ethereal and grounded; spiritual folk for seeking souls. Forest has many upcoming shows: today in Zichron Ya’acov, in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem neighborhood on the 19th, Shavei Zion on the 20th, Givat Haim on the 28th and Tel Aviv on February 16. Teppler sat down with The Jerusalem Post to discuss egoless music, sacred ceremonies and walking barefoot in the forest.
How did Forest come together?
