Winter Greens
A collection of “cello carols” — Betsy’s instrumental arrangements of (mostly ancient) traditional carols, with cello, bodhran, cello, guitar, and more cello.
Shapeshifter
A duo album between Betsy (cello) and Geli Wuerzner (viola), released on August 4, 2018. Buy it on Bandcamp.
From Betsy: Geli and I love to sit down together with our instruments and just improvise, letting the music lead us where it will. All the pieces on this album were completely improvised from start to finish: we had no written score, chords, or even a plan – we just started playing, then followed each other wherever the music wanted to go. And when a piece was complete, we stopped. (Improv is like that.)
Cello: Betsy Tinney
Viola: Geli Wuerzner
Betsy Tinney -- Release the Cello!
Betsy’s debut solo album, released in January 2014. This much-anticipated album features Betsy’s graceful and lyrical cello work, layered and looped to create a rich, interwoven tapestry of sound. A few tracks also include acoustic guitar, djembe, fiddle, and other instruments.
DVD: Release Concert for Release the Cello!
Video of the epic January 2014 release concert for Betsy’s album Release the Cello!. The physical DVD contains about one hour of DVD-quality video featuring songs from the album as performed by Betsy, with additional performers SJ Tucker, Alexander James Adams, Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff, Vixy & Tony, Sunnie Larsen, and more. Purchase of the physical DVD also includes a free download of BluRay-quality video of the entire three-hour concert, with additional songs by Tricky Pixie, SJ Tucker, Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff, and Vixy & Tony. The full BluRay video download is also available separately on Gumroad .
The Green Album
Various Artists, 2016.
A compilation of songs by various artists, especially written and recorded for this album, for the benefit of the Rainforest Trust. Betsy appears on “Butterfly’s Wing” by Wendy Rule and “1157 (‘Till it’s Over”) by SJ Tucker.
Stolen Season
S.J. Tucker, March 2015
S. J. has conjured and concocted a heavily jazz & blues flavored album called Stolen Season; the full version is now available for pre-order via her website at sjtucker.com. Betsy’s cello figures prominently on this album.
Wonders
SJ Tucker, 2013. A fanciful collection of upbeat songs inspired by Catherynne M. Valente’s novel The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. Guitar, cello, drums, flutes, fiddle and SJ’s soaring vocals guide this wild adventure.
Neofolk Romantique
Sharon Knight, August 2013 – A collection of Celtic traditional and original songs ranging from romantic and fanciful to dark and brooding. Faery lore, lively jigs, and haunting ballads of pirates, murder, love, death, and the quest for poetic inspiration. (Track 9, “Mistress of MacLyr”)
MOLLY LEWIS: The Same Old Songs, But Live
Released in June 2013, this beautifully-produced album is a recording of Molly Lewis and her band performing live at the Triple Door in May 2012. For this concert, Molly’s band consisted of Tony Fabris (guitar), Michelle Dockrey (vocals), Betsy Tinney (cello), Sunnie Larsen (violin) and Jason Finn (drums).
Acolytes of the Machine & Other Gaming Stories
A rich, humorous, gorgeous love letter to Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, gamers, and the Hobby itself! By Dr. Mary Crowell. October 2012.
Neptune music video - March 2012
S.J. Tucker’s official music video for her original song, Neptune, on her recent album “Mischief”.
Dark Eyes
Music for the book trailer for Catherynne M. Valente’s novel Deathless, 2011. (Traditional; arrangement by Betsy.)
Free music download!
Belladonna Smiles
Bone Poets Orchestra, 2010
Smoky and the Feast of Mabon
Original cello music by Betsy, created for the book trailer for Smoky and the Feast of Mabon book trailer, a children’s book written by Catherynne M. Valente and illustrated by W. Lyon Martin. 2009.
