~ music for thoughtful hearts ~

Amanda West is an award winning singer-songwriter, recording artist, music teacher, and mother. Not afraid of the big questions, she asks: Who are we? Why are we here? What does it mean to be human, and how can we most deeply live our temporary and precious lives?

A native of California, Amanda grew up singing around campfires and began her career as a performing singer-songwriter when she was a teenager. Earning a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Anthropology, she understands music to be a part of our universal human birthright, playing an essential role in our experience of being alive.

Offered in an angelic voice over folk fusion instrumentation, West’s all-original songs explore topics from humanity’s impact on the planet to musings on women’s role in society, intimate stories of love, and recipes for self-empowerment and cultural evolution. She sings of birth, death, and the life in between.

Her most recent life transformation came with the birth of her son, an experience she is still integrating into her Being and work as a musician. She is now gathering and advocating for mother musicians, finding herself at the unusual intersection where music and motherhood meet.

West is a regular participant in the Zen Buddhist community of Tassajara, as well as with the Northern California Women’s Herbal Symposium, a community which studies the healing wisdom of plants and nature while reinventing the roles and power of women. She is passionate about the fate of the planet and the future of humanity, and annually attends the national Bioneers conference in Marin, CA. She reads and writes and listens, drawing her values, wisdom and experiences into her songwriting.

With her musical & life partner, Pete Solomon, Amanda has toured the West Coast of the U.S. extensively and completed two UK/European tours. She offers her "thoughtful heart songs" in a variety of places, including concert halls, spiritual centers, conferences and festivals. With five self-produced CD’s already under her belt, she has just completed a new release of original songs themed around new motherhood, entittled "More Than Anything".

In addition to performing and recording her own music, Amanda co-leads singing circles for pregnant women and mothers, and teaches voice, guitar and songwriting. She weaves a life of intention and heart to create a better world through music.

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