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With a charming smile and the voice of an angel, Beth Thornley can own you in many ways. She is so sweet and caring in her demeanor. She has just a hint of her Alabama background in her accent. She is beautiful. She maintains a low profile, which just draws you in that much more. She is talented enough to do much bigger things, but she is happy where she is. She is a charmer. She is everything I think of when I think of a singer/songwriter. I was already her fan, but in talking to her, she won me over even more. I’d like to think of her as a friend.

Saturday night, March 6th I had the honor and privilege of meeting her and seeing her perform at Luna’s cafe in Sacramento, Ca. A couple of hours before the show I met her and her Husband Rob at their hotel, just a few minutes from where she would be playing that night.

Follow along below and listen to Beth talk about her music in her own words:

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00:15: So, CWG?

1:30: “Music, art, lifestyle.”

1:40: How we came to be here.

2:00: “Did the CD just come out”?

2:45: Where to find Beth’s music.

3:20: “It makes sense to me.”

3:45: A discussion of record sales and the mediums we use to get music.

5:00: Record stores and music ownership: the artist’s perspective.

6:00: “You can stream all of my music.”

7:15: “I know that it can get stolen… and that’s a drag.”

8:30: CD Baby as an example.

9:30: The ‘Hotel Cafe’ show.

11:10: About tonight’s show…

12:00: Envying guitar players.

12:45: How many instruments are actually used on this record?

14:00: “The important things… you do live.”

14:30: Some of Rob’s duties…

15:15: The amazing musicians Beth gets to play with.

16:30: “Wash you clean.”

18:10: The two songs that are different from the rest.

19:10: Some variety and some fun.

21:00: The artist’ perspective on what her fans like.

23:40: Are the most popular songs the best songs?

26:00: Something that people are drawn to…

26:45: More on the creation of the album.

28:30: “There’s nothing about being a songwriter that moves quickly.”

30:00: More songs in your mind?

31:00: What’s next?

32:50: “An idea comes in its’ own time.”

33:15: The end of the tour.

34:30: A Redwoods concert?

35:20: The ‘Hotel Cafe’ group of artists.

36:15: More mini- tours.

With that, we wrapped up the interview. My friend and I went to dinner to kill a couple of hours. When 8:00pm came, we were at Luna’s Cafe to see Beth perform.

She played a casual set of her songs, running just shy of an hour. She played most of my favorite songs of hers, including, “Pony,” “Wash U Clean,” and “Still Can’t Hide.” She was amazing. It was a wonderful night, made so because of Beth. So to Beth, cheers!

Find more from Beth Thornley at: http://www.myspace.com/beththornley

and at: http://www.beththornley.com/

Stay tuned for more on Beth Thornley, here as always, in the Continuum.