Betsy Branch
About
Betsy is a versatile musician who loves to explore multiple genres of music. She got her start at age 5 in classical music, and then in her 20’s fell in love with folk fiddle music. She has wandered her musical way through music from Ireland, Scotland, Appalachia, Quebec, Sweden, England, Bulgaria and New England, to mention a few. She plays regularly for contra and English Country Dances, and at times you can find her playing and singing at a local pub. She’ll try almost anything, and loves to collaborate with a wide variety of musicians.
Betsy loves to work with each musician individually and gear the lessons to their learning style. Her goal is to have people able to play their fiddles for fun with other people. One of Betsy's big achievements is to co-publish a book with the great Irish fiddler Kevin Burke. Betsy transcribed Kevin's playing from 4 of his solo albums, highlighting his bowing and ornamentation. The book, called The Solo Albums, is available on Kevin's website, kevinburke.com.