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 Beth Hartness's Profile |
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Old-time guitar like no other! |
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| Location: | GREENSBORO, North Carolina |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Aug 15, 2008 (499 days back) |
About Me |
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Profile GeneratorRaised on a tobacco farm in Caswell County, North Carolina, Beth Williams Hartness began singing and taught herself to play the guitar at the age of twelve. Influenced by her mother's passion for early 1960s folk music, Beth's original inspirations included Peter, Paul & Mary and Joan Baez, followed by Emmylou Harris and Robin & Linda Williams during her college years. While a freshman in college, Beth started experimenting with fingerpicking the guitar and soon began to play fingerstyle exclusively.
In 1982, Beth was introduced to old-time music while living in Charlotte, North Carolina, and joined a local band. During this time, she was a founding member of the Charlotte Folk Music Society, serving as vice president and festival organizer. While attending fiddlers' conventions throughout the '80s, Beth discovered that her unique style of fingerpicking resembled that of some of the Round Peak guitar players in Surry County, North Carolina, such as Paul Sutphin and Chester McMillian. Chester in particular became a mentor for Beth. Beth has been a member of numerous award-winning string bands, including the Moonshine Monsters and the Lightnin' Bugs, both first-place winners of the traditional band competition at the Appalachian String Band Music Festival in Clifftop, West Virginia (2005 and 1995, respectively). Her playing is featured on several recordings, among which are two-finger banjo player Marvin Gaster's Rounder release, the second installment of the Young Fogies anthology, the Clifftop tribute CD, and Adam Hurt's newly-released second recording, "Insight." Beth Hartness and Adam Hurt perform "New River Train" at the 2008 FOAOTMAD Festival in Gainsborough, England (video taken by Stuart Tod): Beth Hartness and Adam Hurt perform "The Sinful Flirt" at the 2008 FOAOTMAD Festival in Gainsborough, England (video taken by Steve Wise): |
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Music:Member Since: 6/29/2006Band Members: Beth Hartness, guitar and vocals Influences: Guitar: John Doyle, Chester McMillian, Greg Loux, Jim Nelson, Beverly Smith, Abe Folmsbee, Dennis Hall, Erica Weiss, Riley Baugus Singing: Donna Correll, Carol Elizabeth Jones, Robin & Linda Williams, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez, Patti Stutts, Beverly Smith, Joe Newberry, Ginny Hawker & Kay Justice General Musicianship: Adam Hurt, Brian Schmiel, Jarred Nutter, Andy Edmonds, Donna Correll, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Record Label: Ubiquitone Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Bluegrass / Folk) |
My Blog |
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New MySpace profile...be my friend again! |
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| Due to technical difficulties beyond my control, I have had to create a new MySpace profile. I was unable to transfer my old MySpace friends list to this new profile, so I am reinviting... Posted by Beth Hartness on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 03:26:00 PST |
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Adam Hurt, a. edmonds, Uncle Abe, Jarred., ~tammy~, - Shanghai -, Pete, Run of the Mill String Band, brett l., Pilot Mountain Bobcats, The Half-Runners, Linefork Girls, Mike, Ragged But Right, Late For Supper, Diad, Big Hungry Joe, Urban Monroes, Chuck kelsey, A.G. Edmonds, Roots Connection, After Hours Blues Band, Sierra[[♥]], Craig, Jesper Deleuran, Mary Z. Cox, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, Andrew Kasab, ELIGAR, brandon, The Oconaluftee Turnpike Company, Chris, Lauren, Matt, PrairieDawg
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