BUY THE NEW EP FOR £5 (+£1 P&P) - AVAILABLE FROM LINK BELOW AND GIGS"Beautiful. What a voice! They need to make an alarm clock that plays Morning Love – everyone would want to wake up to that song!†Jeremy Sallis, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Beth Walthew, originally from Sunderland, started out in life as a classical musician. Piano lessons started at 7 years old, and at 17, Beth started classical singing lessons, training that continued through her time at University and for some years beyond. After moving to London at 21, Beth sang with the London Symphony Chorus, and also performed in public opera recitals around the UK. She performed as part of the Edinburgh Fringe in 2001 and 2003. “There’s nothing like belting out an aria, but it never made me totally happy. My soul wasn’t absolutely in it.â€
In 2003, Beth stepped up her own song-writing after working with jazz musicians in London, and getting into the 70s funk/soul playlists and wonderful jazz divas like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. “My whole world changed by learning about jazz chords. Suddenly the music I was writing sounded like the music I was listening to.â€
Over the next few years, Beth worked for the BBC, ABRSM and The University of Cambridge, notched up a Masters degree in Music Education, started a marketing company with her husband/business partner, worked as a vocal coach and wrote for magazines. But all the while she was writing songs. After moving to Cambridge, Beth decided to commit more time to writing, and after working with producer Alistair May, put together her first EP ‘Laid Back Soul’, a fusion of jazz-electro-pop, including the sultry, blush-inducing ‘Morning Love’.
After starting live performances in March 2007, Beth’s music has swayed further towards a soul-jazz fusion, which supports Beth’s silky smooth voice, reminiscent of Dusty Springfield’s 60s sound. Performing in the East of England and in London, Beth has performed sizzling solo acoustic sets as well as performing with her full band (Neil Cowlan, Andy Borman and Seb Palmer). Recent performances have included Strawberry Fair, The Elm Tree and The Living Room @CB2 (Cambridge) and The Bedford Bandstand and The Regal Rooms (London). She has also enjoyed radio play and interviews on 209 Radio and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
She is currently working on her first full album, due for release in 2008.
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