BET WILLIAMS TRIO
with Kevin MacConnell on upright bass, Dave Biddison on drums
CONCERT AT THE FARM in New Hope, PA
SATURDAY, MAY 11th 5:00PM
Music begins 5:30pm
The fabulous Porch Concert Returns! Come to the beautiful old farmhouse in New Hope, PA.
Bring a picnic, a chair, a beverage of your choice and enjoy the music.
The Concert at the Farm takes place at the 1700s house in Bucks County where Bet has been living and recording.
This will be the only Bet Williams Trio show for a while.
Email: info@betwilliams.com for details and to reserve!

BET WILLIAMS BAND TOUR June/July
After my bike ride across Georgia… I’m off to Germany and France! With the Bet Williams Band. The fantastic Elizabeth Lee will join this tour! Dates below…

The LOVESTREAM REVOLUTION!
The “Lovestream Revolution” sessions were broadcast from my studio fireplace in an old stone farmhouse in Pennsylvania from January 21 to April 28. It was a Sunday 2pm east coast happening thing. People from all over enjoyed an easy hour as I played songs from my oeuvre and around the world. This weekly livestream was a space where I could try out brand new songs, play old favorites, explore odd cover songs, and converse with visitors in the chat as well as a few invited live audiences. We sometimes had surprise guest artists. It was a casual thing and it was really fun and satisfying. We hope to resume in the Fall.

Meanwhile, you can check out the sessions on my YouTube channel under Live Videos. And look out because we will do some pop-up shows from my travels! Perhaps from the bike ride in Georgia, or the tour in France, or we will stream from a castle in Germany. You never know! So stay tuned by getting on the mailing list. Keep Bringing love!

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About Bet Williams

“A new-folk, blues-roots tone poet with a highly charismatic stage presence and an astonishing four-octave range voice.”  - National Public Radio

THE OFFICIAL STORY:

Bet Williams is a fearless vocalist and dynamic performer whose four-octave-range voice has mesmerized audiences across America and Europe. Williams' music blends folk, rock and roots rhythms with intelligent lyrics and infectious hooks. With a gift for storytelling and spontaneous humor, her stage performances go from profound and poetic to wild and spontaneous, at times bordering on performance art.

“Her lyrics are at once thought-provoking and humorous, poetic and passionate. The emphasis is on rootsy, blues-influenced music that showcases her four-octave powerhouse voice.”

—Philadelphia Inquirer

BET'S VERSION:

When I was thirteen, living in Virginia, I got my first guitar. With the two chords I had just learned, I pressed my fingers into a sad love song (after all I was thirteen). Many chords and some decades later I am still writing songs. Some sad, some funny, some poignant, confessional or wild.  But over the years I found that what I really like to do is play live.

I spent my college years playing with groups like Bookends and Ticapoo Brain. I made my first CDs in Nashville with producer Brad Jones (Jill Sobule, Marshall Crenshaw) and Jim Rooney (John Prine, Nanci Griffith). I was too quirky for Nashville so I headed up the coast to play in Philadelphia and New York where I found some lifelong friends and a great music scene. I’ve shared the stage with some incredible musicians including Lucinda Williams, Bobbie McFerrin, Arlo Guthrie, Taj Mahal, Joan Osborne, John Gorka, Annie Haslam, The Corrs, Herbie Hancock and a bunch of other wonderful people.

I’ve had my California years with record deals, big time actors and big promises. I’ve worked on organic farms, danced at Rainbow Festivals, and marched against wars. I’ve had my New York City and Woodstock Chapters. Then there were the years in Berlin when we toured continually around Europe. Not to mention the Armenian years, playing music with my family band (John Hodian and our awesome then 12-year-old son on drums) and writing songs under the spell of the beautiful and mysterious, Mount Ararat.

Now I survive (spiritually and financially) by touring the world as a solo artist and with my band, the Bet Williams Band. From New York to California, Berlin to Paris, Armenia to , I sing songs for a living. It's an interesting life. A strange, interesting and magical life. Even in these crazy times. We go on. Music goes on. To gather is perhaps more important now than ever before. To share thoughts, ideas, music, art, different points of view. To listen to each other. To share the joy of being alive together, with all life, on this planet.

BET WILLIAMS BAND
SUMMER Germany & France

June 22 • Kaiserslautern - Peace Camp
June 23 • Heidelberg - Lampenhain Goes Acoustic

BWB Shows with ELIZABETH LEE
June 26 - 30 France
July 2-4 Germany TBA
July 6 • Wredenhagen, Cafe Sheune
July 7 • Celle, Open Air - Kaffee Garten Sulze

BET WILLIAMS and ELIZABETH LEE
DUO SHOWS
July 10 - July 29 TBA

BET WILLIAMS BAND
Bet Williams - exceptional singer, Marc Gransten - the grooviest bassist in Europe, and “Defunkt” drummer legend, Kenny Martin.
With an astounding 4-octave-range voice, intelligent lyrics and a highly charismatic stage presence, Bet Williams infatuates audiences with “super human reserves of energy” (New York Daily News). Full of raw emotion and a startling honesty, she ventures places most performers hesitate to go. When the Bet Williams Band takes the stage; earthy folk, rock and blues merge with stirring melodies and infectious grooves.

Audiences around the world have been mesmerized by what SING OUT! Magazine calls “the sheer beauty of her instrument and the passion with which she sings.” On festival stages with the powerful energy of the band, or in small theaters with a single acoustic guitar, Bet creates huge soundscapes with her voice that reach beyond the boundaries of folk, blues, world music or rock. “Bet Williams is a performer who is seething with life,” according to NPR. No wonder she has appeared on stages with artists such as Taj Mahal, Joan Osborne, Herbie Hancock, Arlo Guthrie and Lucinda Williams. 

HOST A HOUSE CONCERT!
If you think you might want to host a Bet Williams house concert, we can explain how easy and fun it is to bring music into your home and share it with your friends. Yes, anywhere in the world. Or if you know of a cool venue near you that would be interested, let us know by emailing me info@betwilliams.com

RECENT PAST SHOWS:

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26
GETTYSBURG, PA
LIVE MUSIC FROM A GETTYSBURG CHRISTMAS

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30
GARWOOD, NJ
CROSSROADS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 
PHILADELPHIA (Ardmore, PA)
THE LIVING ROOM 

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3
NEW YORK, NY
UNION SQUARE

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9
PRINCETON, NJ
SALON 33

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10
WOODSTOCK, NY
COLONY