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Bekah Barnett is one of San Francisco's up and coming songwriters. Her voice demands attention with it's effortless versatility and depth of soulfullness. These are songs you can sink into: passionate journies of heartache and inspiration that find their way into the heart. Her operatic training in Italy and infectious songs, have earned her the title of Urban Minstrel and Folk Diva.
Born in Amish country of Pennsylvania and raised in the beach town of Santa Cruz, she grew up listening to Joni Mitchel, James Taylor, Cat Stevens and Billy Joel her diverse songwriting is heavily influenced by these classic songwriters as well as contemporaries like Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, and Sarah McLaughlan.
She discovered opera and songwriting at Mills College where she spent her Junior Year abroad in Florence, Italy. Here she studied voice, italian language and history as she continued to develop her songwriting.
She has shared the stage with Doria Roberts, Vienna Teng, Irina Rivkin, Molly Holm, and Karmen. She has sung at the Northern California Women’s Music Festival, Bazaar Café, Hotel Utah, UC Santa Cruz, Smith’s Old Bar, Rose Street House of Music, Freight and Salvage, and Grace Cathedral.
Recently she was honored to be invited to sing her song "Light" at San Francisco performances of Nic Arnzen's production of Corpus Christi. She is always delighted to collaborate with talented people.
There is within each of us a spirit, an urge, that reaches out to all others. That part of us is not controlled by our egos, it knows no time, it knows no boundaries, it has no concept of death...it is undefeatable. It is the friend that we wish, we seek, we know and yet cannot fathom. Welcome to my circle of friends.
"...It is hard to sometimes walk away from a problem in order to solve it. Sometimes our burdens seem so great that they are irresolvable. I have learned this from the study of Logic: To actually know that a problem exists there needs to be some form of a solution to base it on that it exists. As in Physics we cannot measure darkness, so we used Mythos to describe the darkness, even the darkness of our minds. Mythos predates and is the ancestor of our modern Psychologies. The problems we find hardest to walk away from are those that cause us to feel dread. What is easiest to change is the feeling of dread..." From the book: The Lyth of Lemmings by Frank Mueller
hey bekah, sorry i missed you while you were in the city! definitely let me know the next time you come out and i will try to hook up a show or two for ya :)
Yes!!! Mass Exodus begins.. NOW! slowly, slowly, we will all make it out to the left side. I will plan on banging on your door, so be ready! Can't wait to hear your beautiful voice again.
Oh honey, if we were rich, amazing things would happen. I guess in the meantime we'll just have to keep being the idolized garrett impoverished artists.
Bekah is one of the most instantly warm, wise and personable people I have ever met... and incredibly talented to boot. I wish you lived closer to us!! Minnesota beckons you! Love, Jeanne
hey bekah! you were amazing at the bazaar cafe last week! very powerful voice and great songwriting to boot! any other upcoming performances coming up???
hey lovely. all of this would be super funny if it wasn't happening to me. isn't that always the case? your voice is so wonderful. i keep meaning to tell you that in writing. due to my horrific placenta-brain memory, i can only mostly send that out in thought form.
but not today!!!
you listen to the dresden dolls? check them out go NOW.
Hey girl! I'm so excited you found me. I have this picture of you holding my cat Murphy when he was only six months old or so and it's one of my favorites. I remember great conversations when you stayed with my parents and me. Your vocal talent has grown even more since I saw you last. I'm so happy for your success and your music is wonderful!
I know, it's been ages! Alayne sent me you way all the way from Chile! Life is good. I'm moving out of NYC in about a month to go back to school. Glad to see you are still singing!
Yeah we're friends now! Well we were before but now I guess it's official! and for all the myspace world to see. Cry Love Studio is still reverberating from your music.
Dearest Friend, How lovely to re connect with you and to hear your song sung straight from your beautiful Soul. Thank you for being so open and for your pure heart love. I can't wait to see you again, soon!!!! Blessing of Light peace M
We absolutely ADORE you Bekah...we baptize you and recognize YOUR divinity as a human being...we christen you...the melodic manna from heaven...thank you for gracing us with your presence, your love, your passion, your voice, your strength, your beauty, your amazing gift, and your beautiful being. WE are the blessed ones. welcome to the family! we'll see you soon!
