Beckie Stoneham

Beckie, 19, grew up watching her dad and uncle playing the guitar and says of her music “ I wrote my first song at the age of 15 in a music lesson at Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School. My teacher, having heard it, encouraged and supported me and gave me the determination to continue writing and developing my songwriting which is something that I feel comes more naturally than anything else I had known.” Her influences range from rock to country, jazz, and mostly acoustic. Beckie admits to admiring lots of artists, such as Kt Tunstall and Kate Rusby, because they are true to their own style and music which is an ethos that she also believes in very strongly. Beckie won the best ‘song and performance’ award at the schools 2008 songwriting contest, which led to her joining the impressive roster of acts at the Grey Lady.