Becky Shaw

Becky Shaw has always been the kid who wants to try everything—and she's spent her entire adult life making good on that promise. Now with a new album out, an EP on the horizon and a calendar full of performances, Shaw is proof that the most interesting artists are the ones who never stop exploring.

The Decatur, Georgia-based singer-songwriter didn't just learn to play one or two instruments and call it a day. Over the years, she's picked up guitar, drums, flute, harmonica, lap steel, accordion, piano, and whatever else caught her attention. A couple of years ago, she decided to tackle jazz standards with her friend Allen Broyles. For the past 26 years, she's been one of the frontpeople for the Susi French Connection (a 70s disco cover band that's as much a party as it is a performance), and a singer/songwriter in the Americana Trio, Just Roxie. And for over a decade, she's also been a specialist in antique lamp and lighting restoration—because why not?

But it's Shaw's solo singer-songwriter work that reveals the full depth of her artistry. Her songs are informed by Folk, Old Country, Americana, Rock and Roll, and even Classical music, but they're never derivative—Becky Shaw has a voice that's entirely her own. She writes about connection, belonging, love, and loss with the kind of honesty that makes strangers feel like confidants.

Music has been Shaw's constant companion since childhood, growing up in a musical family where singing and playing were part of everyday life. After moving from Seattle to Atlanta in 1989, she threw herself into writing songs and playing in bands, becoming a fixture in the city's creative community. She's played drums for Sonia Tetlow, keys for Paul Melancon, lap steel with Caroline Herring, and written and performed with Roxie Watson, Just Roxie and Reversing Hour.

Her resume reads like a who's who of roots music: she's shared stages with the Indigo Girls, Suzy Bogguss, Caroline Herring, Michelle Malone, and Shawn Mullins; performed at The Bluebird Café, Eddie's Attic, CBGB's, The Pier in Seattle, and the Classic Center in Athens. But Shaw's real passion is for the intimacy of house concerts and small listening rooms, where the fourth wall disappears and music becomes a shared experience.

“Be The Song,” Shaw says when asked about her performance philosophy. It's a simple mantra, but one she's spent decades trying to embody more fully with each show. That commitment to presence and authenticity is what makes a Becky Shaw performance unforgettable—she's not just singing songs; she's living them with you.

Discography:

Cast Off the Lines - Becky Shaw

Shut Down, Jump In - Becky Shaw

Hello, Christmas! Volume 3 - Becky Shaw & Allen Broyles

Hello, Christmas! Volume 2 - Becky Shaw & Allen Broyles

Hello, Christmas! - Becky Shaw & Allen Broyles

We Missed You - with Just Roxie

Find Our Way To Love - EP - with Roxie Watson

Try A Little Kindness - with Roxie Watson

Songs From Hell's Hollow - with Roxie Watson

Of Milestones & Moon Pie - with Roxie Watson

True Stories - with Roxie Watson

Swerve - with STB

Spit - with STB

Honor - A Benefit for the Honor the Earth Campaign ("Wounded Knee" with Reversing Hour)

Life Without Television - with Reversing Hour