Beverly Woods has been in love with music since early childhood, and studied piano from the age of 5. Beverly has been performing professionally since 1972, with an eclectic and ever-growing collection of acoustic instruments.

Beverly sings and plays hammered dulcimer, tsimbl, piano, organ and other keyboards, piano and chromatic button accordions, 6- and 7-string guitars, autoharp, mandolin, bouzouki, pennywhistle, hand percussion, fretted dulcimer, folk harp, concertina, nyckelharpa, tenor banjo, and hurdy-gurdy. Besides her solo performances, Beverly is part of the String Equinox duo/band with Shana Aisenberg.

Beverly has been a well-known street performer for many years in Boston and across New England. Beverly has released a number of recordings, including Balance On Air with fellow hammered dulcimer player David Neiman.

Beverly also provides music for film and multimedia presentations, festivals and events of all kinds. Beverly calls barn dances, square dances, and contradances, and provides music and instruction for international folk dances.

Sample or buy Beverly's hammered dulcimer CDs online, direct from the artist.

Take piano, guitar, hammered dulcimer, or other lessons with Beverly

Beverly's group singing classes: fun for all ages

Beverly Woods: Recordings

David Neiman and Beverly Woods Balance on Air CD, Dulcimusic Productions, 1997
Beverly Woods, River of Dreams, cassette, 1987.
Beverly Woods, Return To Fingal, cassette, 1983.
Beverly Woods and Bill Oleson, Beyond the Pale, CD, Magic Tortoise, 1995

Featured artist in Book/CD anthology:

2000 Hammered Dulcimer Mel Bay Publications, 2000

Other Recordings Beverly has appeared on:
Bill Morrissey, The Essential Bill Morrissey, Rounder Records 2004, piano & linear chromatic hammered dulcimer

Doug Hazard If Not For Pretty Women 3 Lb Hammer Records 2005: accordion
Fraidy Katz The Eternal Question: Di Alte Kashe 2006: tsimbl, hurdy gurdy
Wolf Krakowski, Goyrl-Destiny, Tzadik 2002, tsimbl
Kathy Lowe, Wishing You Peace, tenor banjo, pennywhistle

Beverly performs two original pieces on the Boston Street Performers Music in the Air CD

Soundtracks:

Beverly plays hammered dulcimer on the soundtrack of Wooden Ships and Iron Men, Peace River Films
Soundtrack for radio and video Act in the Living Present, The life of Martin Delany Produced by Jim Surkamp