Queer Music Scholar | Writer | Singer of Sad, Silly Little Songs

Becks is a queer scholar and musician, focusing their work on community engagement and placemaking through music, organizing, and agriculture. As a musician, Becks works to create events that bridge the divisions in communities. Their scholarship focuses on queer Appalachian music and the importance that music traditions hold, both in Appalachian communities and the queer community. Their Master’s thesis, “Queer Musicking in Appalachia: An Exploration of Space, Place and Identity Through the Lens of Traditional Music and Dance,” is now available for your viewing here:

Becks is also the Director of Operations for Stateline Resource Station, a flood relief organization in Western North Carolina that they co-founded with Valentine Reilly in the wake of Hurricane Helene. In this role, Becks coordinates with boots on the ground Case Management and works to administer and apply for grant funding to further the recovery efforts in Western North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, and Southern Virginia.

Upcoming events

  • Free Folk Brewing

    1/9 @ 6-8pm EST

    Free Show @ FreeFolk in Hico, WV

  • Southside Junction Taphouse

    1/17 @ 6-8pm

    Free Show @ Southside Junction Taphouse in Fayetteville, WV

  • Songwriting Workshop

    1/20 @ 6-8pm

    Free Songwriting workshop through Fayetteville Creates @ Love Hope Gallery in Fayetteville, WV

  • Writers Showcase

    1/21 Doors @ 7pm, $10

    Writers Showcase @ 123 Pleasant Street in Morgantown, WV

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  • MonkeyWrench Books

    1/22 Doors at 7pm, $10

    Unplugged Set with Dumbest Fella Alive & Shelly Shu @ Monkeywrench Books in Morgantown WV

  • Lewisburg Winter Music Festival

    1/30-1/31 Tickets $30

    Set @ Briergarten at 7pm on 1/30

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