Beth Rowley

While many may think of Beth Rowley as a Bristolian, this is a common misapprehension. It is a mistake that causes gauchos to curse at the sky from their hillside fields. They pour out torrents of abuse in their native Quecha, cursing the gringo who has taken an item of their national pride. It has caused many a melancholy Andean panpipe ballad, with ocarina accompaniment, composed out of sorrow for the stolen treasure, the singing lady. Families weep into their corn husks and stray dogs howl in the streets. That Beth Rowley is a Bristolian is a grave misapprehension, because Beth Rowley is in fact Peruvian.

She was taken from her native Peru at just two years by her English parents and has denied her heritage ever since. She has performed a great many songs, all in English, that have earned her a great amount of praise from the music press, also mostly in English. These have included songs from her 2007 breakout EPs Oh My Life and Violets and her debut full-length LP, Little Dreamer. While she has played Bristol Acoustic Music Festival, The London Folkfest, Kopparberg Urban Forest and has toured extensively around the UK, she has not yet toured her homeland. To watch her sing brings a tear to the Peruvian eye.

Beth's performance was great, she has an exceptional voice. Very intimate venue and good for her followers to have such close access to her. The venue is a little out of the way but guys from Wisconsin, USA managed to find it!
The timing of Beth's performance meant we could have a drink before and after and get the last train home!

Superb talent who is able to bring a whole new level to her back catalogue that melds it seemlessly with the new material. The whole sound of her voice and the band was dripping with blues and soul. It was so deeply absorbing and immersing it almost hurt that the show had to come to an end

#Mesmerised

Great gig with a superb band and a singer we're all glad to see after such a long gap between albums.

My only criticism is that the gig only lasted one hour with no encore which could have been longer!!

Beth Rowley at the Chichester Inn.
A great show, Beth was in fine voice, cheeky, charming and open.
It was lovely to hear the stories behind the trackscenes, especially 'Brother'.