“A magnetic solo performer”
(Michael Dwyer,The Age)

“Beth George has the voice of an angel”
(George Denekian,3AW)

“Beth George breathes new life into the indie folk scene with her original and lyrical melodies,durgy soulful grooves and heartfelt expressive words. A relevant and must see songsmith.”
(Martha Baartz, Australian Alto Saxophone player)

“Beth’s voice is as pure as the driven snow”
(Paul Hester, Ex-Crowded House)

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Praise for Flying Not Falling

“We had a great reaction!”
(John Carver, PBSFM)
Flying Not Falling was the feature album on John Carver’s morning show on 3PBS FM Melbourne on April 19,2006

“After a first listen,This Is Love and Jem song stand out the most and overall the whole album gets warmer the further it goes. Lovely to listen to by a warm fire place.”
(Ray Adams, Breakfast show presenter,3HAFM)

“I really dig your CD…. it’s great.”
(Suzy Manigian, Secretary,Cygnet Folk Festival)

“The most arresting thing about this CD is the directness and clarity of Beth George’s singing.Her vocals are clean and committed.She makes you listen to the words!”
(Therese Virtue,The Boite,3CR)

“I used (quite a lot too) Beth’s album Flying Not Falling to help me get through the first part of the labour. It was awesome music to focus on and help me adjust to the pain. We also use it some of the time to ease our baby into sleep after feeding.”
(Katherine, new mother)

“Pearls and Rubies is the most emotionally powerful song I’ve ever heard!”
(Audience member at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club CD launch)

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CD review: Flying Not Falling, Beth George, Fri, 5 May 2006

“The most arresting thing about this CD is the directness and clarity of Beth George’s singing. Her vocals are clean and committed. She makes you listen to the words!

Her carefully crafted songs offer a series of very personal reflections on love and relationships. Listening to them, one wonders what exactly has gone before, - clearly some broken relationships of her own and the flourishing of at least one, beautifully expressed in Me and My Love. There is the death of one or more friends - Beth sings about the loss and the fleeting recollections that inevitably recall the missing person in an extraordinarily tangible way.

While the subject matter of the songs is quite introspective, the delivery is anything but. In contrast with the demure cover photo: Beth, playing guitar, eyes downcast, against the silvery backdrop of an Australian shoreline, the songs are delivered with a clarity of voice and a certainty of touch that is very compelling.

Some of her melodies linger in your head. Me and My love employs clever visual images to remind us how the entire landscape glows when one loves and feels loved and that pretty chorus line stays in the memory well beyond the length of the song.

All the songs are supported by great instrumental work. There is piano, mandolin, cello and saxophone to compliment the basic guitars, keyboards, percussion and bass, and these instruments are in the hands of some of Melbourne’s really fine players. Martha Baartz plays sax on track 4 and Helen Mountford’s cello is on track 8″.

Therese Virtue (3CRRadio; The Boite)