After 3 years of a full time wood sculpting apprenticeship, Amber Rubarth
had a late-night conversation with her mentor who told her the most
important thing he had learned in life was for a person to follow their
number one passion. Amber said something along the lines of "Thank you, I
am quitting and doing music then," and off she went, trading her chainsaw
for a guitar and teaching herself to write and play songs.
Her debut record came out 2 years later, and was lauded as "Top 10 of
2005" in The Owl Mag (alongside Kanye West, Fiona Apple and Jack Johnson).
Soon after she was touring non-stop around the country and Europe, with
word spreading fast at her shows and online.
Amber's songs beam a refreshing mixture of vulnerability and courage,
melancholia and optimism. "Washing Day" (co-written with Adam Levy of
Norah Jones' Band) won first place of 15,000 entries in this year's
International Songwriting Competition (Lyrics). The music video for the
song was selected as one of 20 to be officially screened at SXSW
(alongside such greats as Thom Yorke and Weird Al Yankovic).
As Music Connection puts it, Rubarth has "excellent mastery of the guitar,
equally impressive on piano.. and a soaring voice that can belt out any
tune. As she continues to hone her craft and grow, she may become
unstoppable."
Listen, stalk and more (from the comfort of your home) at
www.MySpace.com/AmberRubarth
