Beth Orton

Beth Orton: 'These Songs Are My Little Bit Of Sugar'

NPR Staff — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:11:00 +0000

In the late 1990s, Beth Orton set the music world buzzing with her singular sound: part folk, part electronica. But six years ago, she found herself at a life-changing juncture: pregnant with her first child — and dropped from her record label.

Orton gave serious thought to leaving the industry altogether.

Beth Orton: Tiny Desk Concert

Stephen Thompson — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:03:00 +0000

English singer-songwriter Beth Orton is one of the best-known practitioners of a subgenre in which folk songs are set to electronic beats — it's a sound she employed to popular and powerful effect throughout the late '90s and early '00s, on hit albums such as Trailer Park, Central Reservation and Daybreaker.