LIVESTREAM: Beth Snapp
LIVESTREAM: Beth Snapp
April 21 @ 3:30pm ET
Words By: Jason Russo
Folk singer Beth Snapp joins us for our next livestream, Play Too Much Live hosted by Jason Russo! Catch the performance Wednesday, April 21 at 3:30pm ET on Twitch, Twitter, Facebook Live, and YouTube Live!
Beth Snapp is a celebrated folk singer from Tennessee. Her debut album That Girl In The Magazine was released back in 2014 and featured contributions from renowned folk artists Dave Eggar and Tim Stafford as well as the members of the group Blue Highway. The project broke her onto the bluegrass/folk scene and garnered her much acclaim from local press and bluegrass festivals like Leah Ross, the director of the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion Festival which Beth Snapp will also be playing in this September. She released her sophomore album Write Your Name Down in 2017 which featured the popular track “Grime and Grace” which was awarded semifinalist in the New Song Songwriting Competition. Following these releases, she toured with legendary folk and bluegrass artists like Irish Dement, Scott Miller, and Jill Andrews, as well as her fellow contributors Dave Eggar and Blue Highway.
Beth Snapp has been a musician since she was very young, often accompanying her mother, aunt, and cousin to their shows where they sang in a gospel trio. In high school, she began performing at her church, and at weddings and funerals. Following her graduation from graduate school, she began to work on her own music career before releasing That Girl In The Magazine.
She is fresh off the release of her latest single “Something To Prove” which is an uplifting anthem of self-improvement and perseverance. The video highlights her transition from her day job as an occupational therapist to her passion as a musician. Beth continues to work on the frontline fighting Covid-19 and treating patients which simultaneously using these experiences to craft her music and her songwriting. Her latest EP Don’t Apologize will be released in 2021. It features a collection of personal tracks accompanied by well-crafted instrumentation and relatable lyrics. Dave Eggar returned for the recording of Don’t Apologize along with guitarist Phil Faconti, Cruz Contreras, the frontman for Black Lillies, and her bandmates Jason Crawford, Jay Farmer, Kevin Jackson, and Justin Short. Fans of Noah Gunderson, Jess Locke, and all folk and bluegrass music with definitely resonate with Don’t Apologize.
Of the new EP, Beth shared: “To me, this EP is a continuation of a journey. My second project was largely an account of just coming out of a storm. I had survived, I knew things were going to get better, but there was some healing and processing to be done. As time passed, and I did the work to heal, I emerged into a new place. I realized that surviving the storm wasn’t enough. I realized I was put on this Earth to do more than survive.”
Stay tuned for more from Beth Snapp!
