The poet and musician in Beth Whitney united at 16 when an intuitive gentleman from church gifted to her a classical guitar and a songwriter she became. When Beth began jamming with Aaron Fishburn at Whitworth College in 2004, there it fused folsky-reflective songwriter with the toe-tappin’, funky upright bass player. Soon the pair took home first place at a YMCA talent contest in Shoreline, WA, second place at their college’s “Pirate Idol”, and first place at a songwriter’s competition night at Wired and Unplugged in Snohomish, WA.

After recording “Leave Your Shoes” (2007) at Malamute Studios in Seattle, Beth and Aaron toured a bit across the northwest at such venues as The Tractor Tavern, Mr. Spot’s Chai House, Barefoot Coffee Roasters, Sleeping Lady, and the Evergreen State Fair. They have also pulled out their instruments at many a farmer’s market, wedding ceremony, and the occasional airplane gate. A mutual parting with Malamute Records left Beth with a handful of new songs and an open slate. Beth and Aaron resolved, like many bands and artists as of late, to pursue the independent route. Still plucking away, Beth and Aaron were selected in the top ten of Wenatchee’s Battle of the Bands 2009, and most recently, Beth took home the title as winner of Caffe Mela’s 2010 Battle of the Bards, and winner of the 2010 Icicle Prize in song-writing.

In the Spring of 2010, Beth and Aaron set out to hand-pick a studio/producer. “We were searching for someone who could hear the songs and make them better in the ways we’ve never known how…We wanted to make an album that would fully represent the message of the songs. That is; the richness of joy, the stitching of sorrow, and the art of simplicity.” They found a fit in Brandon Bee, a multi-talented artist and producer out of Tacoma, WA. Beth Whitney’s newest EP, “Yellow” was released in the late summer of 2010 and has already received airplay on Indie stations across the US, chosen as Pick of the Month on the renowned Nashville-based blog, ‘Music Gardener,’ and chosen as a CD Baby Editor’s pick.

Since the new EP “Yellow” was released to a packed house at the Q Cafe in Ballard, a string of late summer shows ensued. These days Beth and Aaron are planning next year’s tours, and Beth is sorting out the last few months in the best way she knows how…music and poetry. Themes of mortality and living an abundant life without fear have settled like speckled light on her latest writings. Listeners can look forward to these offerings and in the meantime, enjoy this season of “Yellow”.

For more information about Beth, please visit:
www.bethwhitneymusic.com