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

  • 3/28

    Boxer in the Ring Album Release Show @ The Encore in Morgantown, WV

    Doors @ 7pm

    Dusty Mallard, Cameron Layne & becks!

  • 3/31

    Trans Day of Visibility Showcase @ 123 Pleasant St. in Morgantown, WV

    Doors at 8pm

    Tickets Here

  • 4/3

    Dream Bean Coffee House in Princeton, WV

    7-9pm, Free Show!

  • 4/4

    Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Write

    Writers Round @ Morgantown Art Bar in Morgantown, WV

  • 4/10

    Mountain State Music @ Folklore Music Exchange in Charleston, WV

    becks! & Farnsworth

    Click Here

  • 4/19

    WVU Lavendar Graduation

    Private Event

  • 4/24

    House Show in Nashville, TN

    Doors @ 7pm

    Linda Therese, Emily Lehr, Foxtooth & becks!

  • 4/25

    Sounds Like Collierville Festival with Emily Lehr

    Click Here

  • 5/3

    Suicide Prevention Benefit @ 123 Pleasant St. in Morgantown, WV

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