Beth Amsel is an American

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singer-songwriter. She grew up on

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and moved to

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at the age of thirteen. In 1997, she moved to the

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and joined the

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folk scene. In 1998, a reviewer described her as having a "voice that seemed destined for something big .... a pure voice that flitted easily from Joni Mitchell soprano to duskier Dar Williams." Another reviewer in 2004 wrote, "Beth Amsel possesses one of the genre's finest voices. She's also a top-notch songwriter". She has performed with

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and

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Voices on the Verge Voices on the Verge was an American folk, country, and rock band formed as a collaboration between four young, formerly-independent, female musicians: Jess Klein, Erin McKeown, Rose Polenzani, and Beth Amsel.Voices On The Verge Ready To Tour', Bi ...

. Amsel moved to San Francisco in 2013, where she lives with her husband.

Discography

* ''A Thousand Miles'' (1997) * ''Live in Philadelphia'' (Voices on the Verge) (2001) * ''Kindling'' (2002) * ''The Reverie'' (2005)

References

External links

Official Website
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