Witty, woman-made Americana from Boulder County, Colorado
5-Foot Betty plays jazzy, grassy country fueled by high-energy musicality and chosen-family vibes.
Their crowd-pleasing originals and signature spins on beloved classics celebrate moxie, hope and the power of a good pun to lift the spirit.
Featuring fiddle, guitar, upright bass and three-part vocal harmonies, the Betties charm audiences of all ages.
Fan-favorites include: “Wyoming Truck” (a city-girl meets country truck romance), “Alabama Sugar/Whiskey Before Breakfast” (a soulful ballad of love and loss combined with a classic fiddle tune) and the Betty take on Doris Day’s “Perhaps.” (Did someone say “These Boots” in French? Mais oui!)
Named after groundbreaking 1960s banjo player Betty Amos, 5-Foot Betty has performed at the RockyGrass Band Competition, won the first-ever Denver Bluegrass Conference band competition and regularly entertains at spots where happy music lovers gather.
As Trailgrass blog wrote, “Don’t let the name fool you, this band brings giant energy.”
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“Fun, funny and such fine musicians to boot. A guaranteed good time. DO NOT MISS 5-Foot Betty.”
– Neil Smart, KGNU
“Don’t let the name fool you, this band brings giant energy… heart, grit and just the rig amount of sass.”
– Trailgrass blog
🎟 Fave Past + Future Shows
2025
- July 5 — Mainstage Brewing
6–9pm · Lyons, CO - July 7 — Lavender Dawn RG Pop-Up
6–8am · Colorado Aromatics · Longmont, CO - July 26–27 — Rockygrass Band Competition
Planet Bluegrass · Lyons, CO - August 30 — Opening for Jeremy Garrett/Slay & Stinson
6:30pm · Parkway Foodhall · Longmont, CO - September 5 –– Tiny Deck Concert, Longmont Public Media
- September 6 –– Denver Bluegrass Convention
- September 12 — Oskar Blues Lyons
8–11pm · (5-Foot Betty 8) - September 21 — Porchfest
3-4pm • 511 Highland • Boulder, CO - October 18 — Roots Music Festival
4:30pm Boulder, CO · Savannah Bee, 1211 Pearl Street
2026
- January 2 – Oskar Blues, Lyons (5-Foot Betty 6)
- February 6 – Trident Songwriter Showcase, Boulder (Betty Sharon)
- March 7 – Gallery 364, Longmont
- May 22 –– Snowy Peaks Winery, Estes Park
- June 18 — LunaFest Set (Duo)
- June 25 –– Comfy Couch Series, Longmont
- June 30 –– KGNU Kabaret
- July 11 –– Butterscotch Studios, Longmont
💛 Sharon Glassman
🎻 Founding Betty, award-winning songwriter, singing fiddle and guitar slinger, 5′ of Bklyn-meets-CO vibe.
💚 Liz (Lizard Bass) Patton
🎸 Multi-talented jazz-grass genius bringing Texas-born Betty beats to the upright bass and harmony vox.
💜 Haven Slay
✨Songwriting, guitar pickin’, vocal slaying, Dolly-lovin’, 5′ tall plus that tiara; Florida-born heart, sass + grit.
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