Amber Rubarth has toured the world many times over, inviting listeners into a space where wonder, introspection, and expansive observations weave into poetic songcraft—“knocking down walls with songs so strong they sound like classics” (Acoustic Guitar magazine).
She has performed across South Africa, Japan, Europe, and North America, with appearances at Carnegie Hall, The Greek Theatre, and Glastonbury Festival, and has been hand-picked to open for Emmylou Harris, Gipsy Kings, and Richie Havens.
Amber made her acting debut starring in the feature film American Folk, which earned numerous festival awards. The Hollywood Reporter praised it as “superb,” and Rolling Stone premiered its first single as “enchanting … discovering two wondrous new voices.” She has composed for several films, including Sundance winner Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, performed and arranged for BBC Sisters in Country, co-produced a 24-artist album for the documentary Fantastic Fungi, and curates the annual Rancho La Puerta Folk Festival in Mexico.
Grand Prize winner of the NPR Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, Amber is known for cinematic, narrative writing that often uses nature as a lens for exploring relationships, curiosity, and vulnerability. She self-produced her eighth album, Cover Crop, at home in the woods of New York’s Hudson Valley—an intimate meditation on interconnection with the natural world told through 15 interpretations of beloved songs. Cover Crop is growing into a filmed docu-series, delving into real-life stories of how we nurture our environments through land, food, community, and song.