Daryl Ann Beeghley

Daryl Ann Beeghley is a Canadian-born singer/songwriter who has lived all over the USA, from Florida to Northern California, both East and West Texas, Tidewater and Richmond, VA. She currently resides in Abingdon, VA. She has always loved words and music and began playing guitar and writing songs as a teenager, then hit a long dry spell of about thirty years in which her creative energy was redirected to teaching and raising three children. During that time, she continued to sing but couldn’t find the creative fire to write. Joining the SoHA (Songwriters of Highlands Appalachia) group at the end of 2017 brought a breath of fresh air and the encouragement she needed to begin writing again, with life experience and greater emotional depth to bring to the creative process.

Daryl Ann finds SoHA to be a diverse and supportive group that meets monthly to listen to one another and respond to members’ new music, typically created from prompts given at the previous meeting.

She now relishes the challenge of writing across different styles: Americana, folk, country, devotional, and blues. She plays guitar and does her own vocals and has just begun recording some of her original songs.

At present, her creative pursuits also include writing, art, and acting. She is actively involved in her church and community. She is a member of ACPW (Appalachian Community of Poets & Writers) and has served on the Arts Depot Board and the Steering Committee for COA (College for Older Adults). Daryl Ann has appeared on stage in several plays at VHCC (Virginia Highlands Community College) and loves gardening. But if her five grandchildren were within driving distance, they’d be at the top of her list.

Here is a sample of her work.