Description:
Becky is a prize winning mandolinist noted for her "hot" improvisational leads and expressive rhythmic drive. She has 30 years of performance experience, with a wide variety of musical groups and as a duo performer. Her career began in Texas when she formed a string band that played everything from American old-time fiddle tunes to gypsy swing jazz. She made her own mandolin (based on the 1923 Lloyd Loar Gibson) while attending the University of Houston. In the 80's she relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area where she played in bluegrass, swing and Celtic bands and continued to teach and do studio session work. She helped produce one of the most popular mandolin magazines of all time (Mandolin World News), owned by David Grisman. Seventeen years ago she moved to southwest Idaho. In 1998 she produced a CD as a tribute to her late brother and musical partner, Malcolm Smith. In 2001 and 2002 she toured with the "Women in the Round, On the Road", playing in Texas, Alabama, Florida and North Carolina with eight singer-songwriters. A solo CD is "in the works" and she can be found teaching at music camps and conducting workshops as well as performing around the country.

Hometown:
Middleton

Band Members:
Becky Smith: mandolin, fiddle
Pat Fowler: guitar
Bryan Fowler: bass

Links:

• Becky Smith website

Songs:

• Korobushka & Szureti dance
• HCQ Strut - live 2004 with Chris Grampp & Renee Worst