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 (mandolinist) David Grisman, and studied with many great players in the Bay Area. In 1988 she relocated to a small horse farm in southwest Idaho where she teaches mandolin, fiddle and guitar, and sometimes performs with her husband and nationally touring musicians passing through the area. 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 Linda Lowe's "Women in the Round, On the Road", playing in Texas, Alabama, Florida and North Carolina with 8 well known "singer/songwriters". She is currently working on a recording project and can be found teaching at music camps and conducting workshops around the country.
Photos of Becky's mandolin.