Thank you France and Germany for an AWESOME tour and incredibly special shows this summer.
It means the world to me now that I am back on my feet. Thank you everyone for all the support!
I’m incredibly grateful to be back in action and playing these shows in Philadelphia, NYC, Princeton NJ, State College, PA and Phoenixville PA and ONLINE. Hope to see you somewhere in this lovely, crazy world! Love, Bet

UPCOMING U.S. SHOWS
FRI, SEPT 12
Salon 33 • 7pm
PRINCETON, NJ
A great house concert series held by Rob Tannen in Princeton Junction. It's a theater in his house complete with baby grand piano.
A favorite place of mine to play. Here's how to reserve a spot.

SAT, SEPT 13
Porch Fest Mt Airy • 4pm
PHILADELPHIA PA
1017 Westview St. (Best porch of the Fest)
Bet Williams Trio
w/ Kevin MacConnell/bass & Dave Biddison/drums
Our set is at 4:30pm. My good friend Sumi Tonooka (incredible jazz composer/pianist) plays at 6pm right after us. Catch us both or come all day. 
Music from 1-7pm. It's free but donations are accepted for the artists. We had a blast last year at this beautiful property! You just show up.
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SUN, SEPT 28
Szalon 39th Anniversary Celebration!
PHILADELPHIA PA
Andrea Clearfield's salon where she presents an amazing bunch of artists on the last Sunday of every month, has been going on for 39 years! I have played many times at her awesome space and will be honored to join many great artists this evening to celebrate this unique and fabulous "salon" she has created. You can join in person or online.
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FRI, OCT 3
Pine Grove Hall, Pine Grove Mills
STATE COLLEGE PA
Can't wait to go back to my alma mater. Last year's show was sold out, so get your tickets early. I love this place and the people.
It's a fantastic venue with great sound, plus they have excellent food in case you want to book for dinner.
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MON, OCT 6
Bitter End • 7:30pm
New York Songwriter's Circle
NEW YORK CITY
At the legendary Bitter End, this is one of the most famous songwriter circles in the country - started in 1991.
I'm excited to be asked to play it and thrilled to return to NYC for a show. Should be a night of great songs and fun.
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BET WILLIAMS RESIDENCY SHOWS in PHOENIXVILLE, PA
I'll be staying in Kimberton Village (Phoenixville) in October and November and will be doing a 3 show residency
at the fabulous Bungalow art space, listening venue. These shows will feature songs from my big old oeuvre and new songs
and things I’ll be working on while in residency. And perhaps excerpts from a more theatrical piece that’s brewing.
Expect surprises and guest artists!
Go here FOR INFO and to RESERVE TICKETS for one, two or all three of these shows.
You can also Check out more about The Bungalow Here.

FRI, OCT 17
The Bungalow • 7pm
2114 Kimberton Road
PHOENIXVILLE PA

FRI, OCT 24
The Bungalow • 7pm
2114 Kimberton Road
PHOENIXVILLE PA

SUN, NOV 2
Livestream Concert
Online on Bet's YouTube Channel
The Bungalow • 2pm
2114 Kimberton Road
PHOENIXVILLE PA
Yes, finally I will do a LIVESTREAM, much like the Fireside Song Chats I "broadcast" around the world in 2024 ; )
Get a coffee or whatever you like and spend an easy hour with me on a Sunday afternoon. This will be the final show of the residency.
I'm also inviting a live audience so if you are in the neighborhood and want to come, Email me here.

February 2026 MAGIC BEAUTY PAIN - NEW ALBUM RELEASE!
With supporting tours starting February in Germany and U.S. Tour in March and April 2026. Stay tuned.

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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 WILLIAMS BAND
Bet Williams with Marc Gransten from Sweden - 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; 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. 

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, Annie Haslam, The Corrs, Herbie Hancock and a bunch of other wonderful artists.

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, Copenhagen to Armenia. I sing songs for a living. It's an interesting life. A strange, interesting and magical life. Even in these crazy times. Music goes on. I believe to gather is 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.

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 have a favorite venue near you that would be interested, let us know by emailing info@betwilliams.com