Bet Smith is a Canadian alternative folk singer-songwriter who weaves environmental and socio-political philosophy into rich, reflective compositions. With a voice that is gentle and familiar, Smith offers elegant melodies locked to lyrics that are paced and precise. 
Smith’s reverence for nature is ever-present in her writing. She attributes this to time spent homesteading on a small island in British Columbia. Far-removed from everyday conveniences like running water and electricity, Smith learned to find comfort in a give-and-take relationship with the land. Growing food, cooking over a fire, pulling water from the ground, waking up to see her breath hanging in the air on cold winter mornings; she learned to settle in with nature’s rhythms and embrace her dependence on the earth. 
There on the west coast, surrounded by a community deeply concerned for, and connected to nature, fear and anxiety for the future of the planet worked its way into Smith’s writing, along with earnest devotion to the natural world. 
During her time out west, Smith ventured out for short tours and festival appearances within British Columbia. Then in 2014, she returned home to Ontario and connected with Rob and Andrew Currie at their vintage music store and studio in Gravenhurst, Ontario. Smith and the Currie brothers teamed up to record what would eventually become two very different LPs: Tightropes & Loose Ends, a brooding experimental indie-roots record, and Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, a mostly-upbeat alt/trad-country album. Peppered with guest appearances by some of Canada’s most beloved musicians, as well as friends and family, both albums earned considerable attention and acclaim within Canada, the United States and Europe. 
Bet Smith & The Currie Brothers, later joined on-stage and in-studio by friend and vocalist Sarah Girdwood, were heartily embraced by Muskoka’s brew-pub culture. The band made the LCBO’s craft-brew playlist and became cherished regulars at their hometown Sawdust City Saloon & Brewery. The group appeared on the first episode of Netflix’s Restaurants on the Edge as well as at Orillia’s Roots North Music Festival. They opened the main stage for Harrow Fair and Jim Cuddy at Muskoka Music Festival in 2017, closed the festival with a Sawdust City Saloon performance in 2018 and opened the weekend event in 2019. 
Smith is set to release a solo album titled Downer, in February 2021. The album will be available through Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music and all major digital music providers. Bet Smith & The Currie Brothers continue to collaborate on stage and in the studio.

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