Liz Beattie
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | SELF
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PRINCE GEORGE FREE PRESS
Nessiefest a feast for the ears
By Teresa Mallam - Prince George Free Press
Published: August 25, 2009 4:00 PM
"The last night of Nessiefest – a three-day fundraiser for Prince George Folkfest Society’s annual Coldsnap Festival – featured amazing artists, loads of talent and criss-crossed genres.
Indie artist Liz Beattie opened the Artspace concert Sunday night with some great vocals, and guitar stylings. Having just released her debut album, Under The Ivy, the singer road-tested some tunes from her CD in the first set.
Willowy and blonde, Beattie’s fragile looks are matched by her strong character. She’s known as a caring humanitarian who wants to make a difference – and as accomplished young singer/songwriter.
Not surprisingly then, many of her original songs are big on societal issues and loaded with meaningful lyrics. One of the best of the night, a track from her CD called Just Killin’ Time, is a soulful song about the plight of the homeless.
Beattie’s voice is pure and her lyrics heartfelt, and since her early Folkfest days, she’s overcome some stage shyness to engage fully with the audience.
She shared the stage with Indie rock piano/keyboard/percussion artist Simon Margetts. The two play beautiful music together – they’re a duo off stage as well. Beattie and Margetts live in Victoria and are set to embark on a cross-Canada tour this fall which will include Nova Scotia. Judging by what we heard Sunday, audiences all over the country are bound to like their sound."
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/pgfreepress/entertainment/54821492.html - The Prince George Free Press
PRINCE GEORGE FREE PRESS
Nessiefest a feast for the ears
By Teresa Mallam - Prince George Free Press
Published: August 25, 2009 4:00 PM
"The last night of Nessiefest – a three-day fundraiser for Prince George Folkfest Society’s annual Coldsnap Festival – featured amazing artists, loads of talent and criss-crossed genres.
Indie artist Liz Beattie opened the Artspace concert Sunday night with some great vocals, and guitar stylings. Having just released her debut album, Under The Ivy, the singer road-tested some tunes from her CD in the first set.
Willowy and blonde, Beattie’s fragile looks are matched by her strong character. She’s known as a caring humanitarian who wants to make a difference – and as accomplished young singer/songwriter.
Not surprisingly then, many of her original songs are big on societal issues and loaded with meaningful lyrics. One of the best of the night, a track from her CD called Just Killin’ Time, is a soulful song about the plight of the homeless.
Beattie’s voice is pure and her lyrics heartfelt, and since her early Folkfest days, she’s overcome some stage shyness to engage fully with the audience.
She shared the stage with Indie rock piano/keyboard/percussion artist Simon Margetts. The two play beautiful music together – they’re a duo off stage as well. Beattie and Margetts live in Victoria and are set to embark on a cross-Canada tour this fall which will include Nova Scotia. Judging by what we heard Sunday, audiences all over the country are bound to like their sound."
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/pgfreepress/entertainment/54821492.html - The Prince George Free Press
Indie singer returns to P.G. roots
Written by Frank Peebles
Citizen staff
Sunday, 23 August 2009
"The listener will find a high, willowy, pitch-rich voice emanating from Beattie. It is almost ghostly at times, and bouncy and fun at others. It is similar in some of its tones to Lisa Loeb, and will spark reminiscences of the '90s duo Lava Hay or early Sarah McLauchlan."
http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20090823209291/local/news/indie-singer-returns-to-p.g.-roots.html - The Citizen - Frank Peebles
Indie singer returns to P.G. roots
Written by Frank Peebles
Citizen staff
Sunday, 23 August 2009
"The listener will find a high, willowy, pitch-rich voice emanating from Beattie. It is almost ghostly at times, and bouncy and fun at others. It is similar in some of its tones to Lisa Loeb, and will spark reminiscences of the '90s duo Lava Hay or early Sarah McLauchlan."
http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20090823209291/local/news/indie-singer-returns-to-p.g.-roots.html - The Citizen - Frank Peebles
Discography
2009 Under The Ivy - Liz Beattie
2005 Rented Smile - Machina
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Bio
Liz Beattie is a singer/songwriter based out of Victoria BC. Inspired by issues of social justice to personal experience, Liz sings honestly and from the heart.
Having grown up in a very musical family, in Prince George BC, she was exposed to an incredible array of live music from a very early age. Her background is in piano and songwriting, but after receiving her first guitar she pursued the instrument and carried it on a lengthy trip to Europe and furthermore, everywhere else.
Liz moved to Victoria to pursue music, which is where she started playing bass with the rock band, Machina. After a busy five years with the band, she began to pursue her solo career. So in May 2006 Liz and fellow band mate, Danton Jay, toured across Canada from coast to coast. She then had the opportunity of sharing a festival stage with Matthew Good and Tom Landa of The Paperboys. Later that summer, Liz began collaborating with fellow musician Simon Margetts. They instantly connected and began writing and recording in their basement studio, which led to their song, “Flying Solo”, featured in the Kirsty Alley movie, “Write and Wrong”.
In January 2008, Liz acquired an opening spot before one of her biggest influences, UK folk artist, Martyn Joseph. Inspired by his political and social stance, she is always eager to be a part of non-profit shows and fundraisers. Involvement in the Prince George Folkfest led to a return in January 2008, 2009 and 2010 as a performer at the winter festival, Coldsnap, including opening spots before Chad VanGaalen, Cara Luft, Dan Mangan and The Great Lake Swimmers, as well as a songwriting circle with Mark Stuart, Stacey Earle, and Rob Szabo.
In 2009, Liz embarked on a second cross-Canada tour to promote the independent release of her first solo album, entitled “Under the Ivy”. The album earned her a nomination for ‘Female Songwriter of the Year’ in the 2011 Vancouver Island Music Awards. Over the last two years, while completing a BA in Psychology at the University of Victoria, Liz has been writing material for an EP, which will be released in 2013.
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