BIO
Hi! My name is Bethany and I’ve been playing music around Vermont since I was a teenager. (I was fortunate enough to have the kind of parents who let me play music at bars before I was allowed to drink.)
I recorded my first EP, "I'll Tell You" in 2015 as a junior in high school. The songs are straight acoustic guitar and vocals, all completed in one take. I wanted the raw recordings to capture the same intimacy as my acoustic live performances.
I was a finalist in the 2014 Advance Music Singer/Songwriter Contest and the 2015 Grand Champion of “Vermont Has Talent”. I’ve had the pleasure of being featured on WCAX’s “The :30”, Carrie Henry’s "Local Spotlight" on 104.7 The Point FM, Sean Casey’s "Measure for Measure”, "Live From Robot Dog With Tim Lewis" on WBKM, as well as being interviewed for a few documentaries.
I finished recording my second EP, "City Full of Big Kids," in September of 2019. The album explores many of the exciting yet terrifying aspects of young adulthood. A very kind Seven Days review of the EP described it as, "exuding romantic optimism...lyrics [that] evoke "Fifteen"-era Taylor Swift, plainly describing scenarios that are simultaneously deeply personal and broadly relatable...her music is a record of one individual's experience of the world, told from the valuable perspective of a young woman in the 21st century."
Once upon a time, I learned guitar to impress a boy. I didn’t get the guy, but making music has changed my life. I’ve played in all sorts of venues, from Higher Ground to grocery stores. The Vermont music scene introduced me to some of my favorite people in the world. I’m incredibly grateful I get to play music professionally as an adult and beyond thankful for the adults from my childhood who made me realize being a musician isn’t a dream you have to give up once you grow up.
