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It would seem that 2008 will be remembered as another landmark year in producing a diverse breadth of talented female singers. Beth Rowley, who has been cited in many circles as the next Amy Winehouse, performed an excellent show at London’s Dingwalls in Camden. Her debut album “Little Dreamer” which entered the UK album charts at No.6 may not be as melancholy as Winehouse’s “Frank” or “Back to Black” however is an confident debut which contains two really strong singles “So Sublime” and “Oh my life” both of which deserve to be hits for her. Beth who was born in Peru however grew up in Bristol and has been performing since she was 16. She has been helped and mentored by soul singer Carleen Anderson and at an early age sang backing vocals for a number of successful bands and singers.
It would seem that success has come quickly to Beth and she was visibly nervous tonight playing in a very intimate gig where some members of the audience were actually sitting on the stage and perched on monitors. After the first few numbers she seemed to regain enough confidence to introduce her co-writer and saxonphonist, Ben Castle who has been instrumental (excuse the pun) in her album.
Beth Rowley is truly talented and I would be happily recommend her album to anyone who enjoys Dianna Krall, Norah Jones or even Jamie Cullen.
Written by John Rahim