Country Music
From a medley of country numbers to a touch of 1950s swing — Chris Stapleton to Amy Winehouse, there's something for everyone.
Betsy Faye · Hertfordshire
My Songs, My Stories
Country music and folk music of the 1950s and 1960s, sung as it was written to be heard — together with my own songs in a style I call story folk.
An introduction
Every song carries a story, and every story deserves a song.
I am Betsy Faye, a singer and pianist from Hertfordshire. My evenings are devoted to two kinds of music — the country music and the folk music of the 1950s and 1960s — performed close to the microphone and close to the story, in the manner in which they were written.
Woven between them are songs of my own. I call the style story folk: original songs written at the piano I have played since the age of five, each one telling its own story.
“I have been singing since I could talk — some might say the two arrived on the very same day.”
The genres
Country, folk and story folk — what you will hear at a My Songs, My Stories evening
Folk Music
Folk music from the same era, sung close to the microphone and true to the story — and audience requests from 1955 to 1969 are gladly taken.
Story Folk — Songs of My Own
My own style — original songs written at the family piano, each one telling its own story.
Recent performance
The Bank
An evening of My Songs, My Stories
A full house, a sing-along in the second half, and a very warm Hertfordshire welcome — my sincere thanks to everyone who came.
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The family tradition
Singing since I could talk; piano since the age of five; lessons, happily, still continuing.
Music runs in the family — my ancestors made their names in the industry before me, and I intend to keep the piano bench warm for whoever follows. I was raised by a loving and supportive family who never once asked me to stop.
Singing lessons, taught online with patience and care.
I teach singing online — voices only at present, with no piano tuition. Sessions run from a focused twenty minutes to a full hour, and beginners and returning singers are equally welcome; adult learners especially so, for it is never too late.
Bookings
Book Betsy for your venue or event
Pubs, festivals, weddings, barn dances and birthday celebrations — an evening of My Songs, My Stories suited to your room and your audience, wherever there is a piano, a plug socket, or both.
