Hello! I'm Jasmine Beth, a singer-songwriter from Australia.
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Jasmine Beth plays original songs about problem people of all kinds–from problem politicians to problem gamblers. Her main influences are folk and country singer-songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s, including Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, John Prine, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, and Roger Miller. She spends a lot of time on the road, touring Australia and the UK regularly. Her single 'The Gambling Man' (2021) was a Finalist in the Great American Song Contest 2021, shortlisted in the Australian Song Contest 2021, and Commended in the UK Songwriting Contest 2021. Her unreleased single 'We Go Together' (2023) was Commended in the UK Songwriting Contest 2023.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2023 - Commended, UK Songwriting Contest (for 'We Go Together')
2022 - Top Ten, Basin Music Festival Songwriting Competition (for 'We Go Together')
2022 - Top Ten, Basin Music Festival Songwriting Competition (for 'Dark Eyed Man from Derry')
2021 - Finalist, Great American Songwriting Contest (for 'The Gambling Man')
2021 - Top Ten, Australian Songwriting Contest (for 'The Gambling Man')
2021 - Commended, UK Songwriting Contest (for 'The Gambling Man')
2016 – Artist-in-Residence, Bundanon Trust
2015 – Keynote Speaker, Interpretation Australia National Conference
2014 – Finalist, Australian Songwriting Contest
2010 – Second Prize, Sydney Singer-Songwriters’ Competition
2010 – Winner, Grumpy’s Inn Singer-Songwriters’ Competition
2010 – Second Prize, Kommotion Singer-Songwriters’ Competition
2009 – Winner, Bermagui Seaside Fair Music Competition
2009 – Semi-Finalist, U.K. Songwriting Competition (for 'Summer Song')
1997 – Eighth Grade Piano (Classical Performance) (AMEB) (Honours)
SELECTED PERFORMANCES AND RECORDINGS
Jasmine performs regularly at festivals and clubs in cities, towns and villages around Australia and the UK.
In the UK, she has appeared at Wimborne Minster Folk Festival; the Fleetwood Folk and Blues Festival; Carlisle Folk and Blues Club; Shammick Acoustic Club, North Devon; Stratford Arts House (supporting Barbara Dickson); Loughton Folk Club, London; Seend Acoustic Club; Cross Folk Club, Sheffield; the Spice of Life, London; and many other events and venues.
In Australia, she has appeared at Tamworth Country Music Festival; Cobargo Folk Festival; Majors Creek Festival; the Irish and Celtic Music Festival, Yass; Bonnie Doon Festival; Pfeiffer Wines Festival; Ironfest, Lithgow; the Oyster Festival, Narooma; the Batemans Bay International Fringe Festival; the Burn by Night Festival, Goulburn; the Basement, Sydney; the Vanguard, Sydney; and many other events and venues.
Jasmine released her debut, self-titled EP in 2012, and her single 'The Gambling Man' in May 2021. Her singles 'Has Anybody Seen My Heart?' and 'Dark Eyed Man from Derry' were released on 1st April and 1st July 2022 respectively.