Growing up in Kansas City, Beth straddled the classical world of her mother and the jazz her father was so into, entwining marching band and musicals with opera and smokey bars. After studying music in college, she proceeded to start playing on street corners, moving up into those same bars herself, and on to playing for thousands on festival stages.

 

She's fortunate to balance performance with teaching music and has taught for over 25 years, including 7 years teaching English as a second language (ok, that's not music, but it is teaching.)

 

Her performing continues to reflect her eclectic upbringing as she moves from hillbilly rock n roll to jazz to singer/ songwriter folk music, from flute to tenor sax to fiddle.