Beth Wimmer

Biography

"Extremely soulful singing" - Heaven Magazine, NL

'Ghosts & Men' - Top Ten Best Albums of 2011. NetRhythms, UK

American singer-songwriter Beth Wimmer has called the rugged, famous mountains of Switzerland her home for some time now. After two increasingly promising albums, her newest collection of country-infused rock, 'Ghosts & Men', is by some distance her strongest yet. (Americana-UK.com)

The songs from 'Ghosts & Men' are written and arranged by Beth Wimmer. The album is co-produced and was engineered by multi-instrumentalist Damiano Della Torre (Sugar Blue, Terence Trent D'Arby) and Wimmer in Como, Italy. The album features Los Angeles great, David Raven, on drums. Della Torre plays electric & slide guitars, bass, keyboards, accordion and percussion. Guest appearances from Pablo Leoni (IT) on drums, and Gianluca Greco (IT) on the unusual Swiss instrument, the "Hang".

Beth Wimmer grew up near Boston USA, her childhood filled with running through woods, wading in creeks, fishing, and playing with dogs, cats, ducks and rabbits. Her older brother and sisters sparked her love for rock and roll, infusing their house with sounds of The Who, Jethro Tull, Heart, Neil Young, Janis Joplin and Cat Stevens. "The Pretenders and Led Zeppelin were essential to my survival as a teenager," says Wimmer. Beth's folk-singing grandfather was her darling and her poet-artist, single mother, her heroine. At 18 years old, Beth swapped east coast USA for the west coast: Southern California.

In the years following, Wimmer released her first two fully-produced albums, 'Live Within Live Without' (2004) and 'Miracle Girl' (2008), with three in-demand Los Angeles musicians who had become key friends and mentors for her: producer/drummer David Raven (Mojo Monkeys, Keith Richards, Norah Jones), bassist Taras Prodaniuk (Merle Haggard, Lucinda Williams) and guitarist Billy Watts (Eric Burdon, Bonnie Raitt, Dixie Chicks).

Wimmer's songs have been chosen for onboard entertainment on Lufthansa airplanes, and have been placed in the independent film 'Two Of A Kind' (Honor Films, Los Angeles). Beth's song "Self Righteous Son of a Bitch" finished a semi-finalist in the Dallas Songwriters' Association Songwriting Contest, and as a finalist in the UNISONG International Songwriting Contest. And Beth's song "Weather" finished a finalist in the We Are Listening Lyric Writer Awards.

Beth Wimmer now lives in Switzerland, having found love and a solid home life with her Swiss husband and two cats, in the Alps. 'Ghosts & Men' is Wimmer's fourth, full-length album--and her first European-made record. 'Ghosts & Men' is receiving radio play and rave reviews in Switzerland, Italy, The Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, the UK, and the United States.

Catch Beth on tour in Europe now! Tour Dates at www.BethWimmer.com