Bethany has been playing violin for 46 years and performing professionally for over 30 of those. Her instruction began under a Julliard graduate where she was taught a combination of Suzuki, sight reading and ear training. Playing with the Murray State Orchestra, the Paducah Symphony and currently the Central Oregon Symphony, her classical training and performance continues today.
After seeing Mark O’Conner at the Louisville Bluegrass Festival, fiddling soon became a part of Bethany’s repertoire. She won her first fiddle contest at the age of 9 and began studying fiddle under Craig Duncan. Joining the Nashville Youth Symphony as first chair at the age of 13, her instruction continued through private lessons, with her love for fiddling as her focus.
At 16 she began performing at Opryland Theme Park in Nashville, TN and soon after began appearing in music videos, doing studio work and performing live around Nashville while attending college at Belmont School of Music.
Bethany spent a few years playing for Shane McAnally, opening for acts such as Martina McBride and Alabama while touring with other Nashville artists. Continuing her love for entertaining, she performed several years as fiddle player and lead vocalist in the Country Tonite stage show in Las Vegas and Pigeon Forge. After moving to Bend, Oregon in 2012, she created Bethany Houts Music, providing her the opportunity to share her talents and knowledge, performing for large events, weddings & now private violin lessons. Bethany has been the Musical Director& Coordinator/Owner and Violinist of Bethany Houts Music for 10 years now, and recently added Pitch Perfect Violin Lessons to her at home studio.
Bethany is currently the fiddle player/vocalist for the PNW band Jeff Miller & The Congregation. The group has had the privilege of opening for acts such as Vince Gill and Amy Grant, and recently performed live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.