Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
"With "Behold," Thiermann is looking beyond the girl-with-guitar mode of traditional coffeehouse folk with a notion to move into territory once gloriously occupied by such icons as Joan Armatrading and Laura Nyro by performing songs of depth and passion married to nuanced musical arrangements."
- Santa Cruz Sentinel
"A starlet on the rise" - Adrianne Rogers
"...A refreshingly honest message of beauty, light and hope....Here is a voice truly destined for greatness."
- Metro Santa Cruz
"Be prepared for the world to stop- if only for an hour or two." - Mike Splain
"Vocalist, pianist, and songwriter Ariel is a brilliant corsage bobbing in today’s junk strewn and noisy musical waters- A vocal powerhouse that can send a tune straight to the atmosphere."
- Bruce Wiley
"Between her confidence and drive, her stong presence and her already proven talent, this is one to keep your eyes on" - Good Times- Steve Palopoli
“Ariel creates a very soulful sound with cool imagery. She is definitely one of my favorite songwriters.”
- Myron Dove, the former guitarist and bassist for Santana
Discography
Behold (2005) LP
My Art is a Bird (2002) LP
Photos
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Bio
Ariel Thiermanns lyrics conjure images beyond our earthly plane; her clear voice soars octaves with enchanting melodies. Ariels talent as a pianist and performer has won her devoted fans from around the globe in over seven years as an independent artist.
While a consummate professional in her craft, Ariel brings a playfulness to her original folk songs and a blissful sensuality to her love songs, attracting the eye of Starbucks Coffee and Kodak, who have incorporated her music into their products worldwide. Ariels music can be heard today in over 4,500 Starbucks stores across the U.S. and in the popular Kodak program Photo Show.
A recent review wrote, she is a brilliant corsage bobbing in todays junkstrewn and noisy musical waters, a vocal powerhouse that can send a tune straight to the atmosphere. Myron Dove, the former guitarist and bassist for Santana, says: Ariel creates a very soulful sound with cool imagery. She is definitely one of my favorite songwriters.
Ariel is accompanied on her latest album, Behold, with Guitarist Michael Kraus and renowned cellist Barry Phillips, as well as many others. She performs songs of depth and passion married to nuanced musical arrangements with the melodies reminiscent of Joni Mitchell and the lyric creativity of Leonard Cohen.
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