Brian Bethke

Artist Biography
Brian Bethke is an American singer-songwriter known for his silky-smooth voice and lasting impact on the hearts of his fans and listeners. Bethke has seven self-released albums and is currently working in the studio on album number eight. 

Bethke’s music has been featured on radio stations around the world. He’s appeared on WPR’s "Spectrum West", "Big River Radio Waves" and scores the quirky music for PBS’s wildly popular television show, "Around The Farm Table." He’s also been a regular on Eau Claire’s WAXX 104.5’s morning show, and books the acts for “Park Beats,” Osseo’s summertime concert in the park series on Monday afternoons. 

Annually, Bethke is voted into the top three in the "Best Folk Singer" category of “The Best of the Chippewa Valley,” organized by Volume One in Eau Claire. He has won numerous times over the past 10 years. 

Early in his career he won a songwriting contest for the movie, “The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride”, starring Dwight Yoakom and Kris Kristofferson during which he gained the attention of Jon Lennon’s publicist, Bruce Replogle. Replogle said Bethke’s collaboration with Peter Phippen was, “Real Top- notch. The unmistakeable sound of cool intelligence rings through with every note.” 

While Bethke is a full-time working musician, he also is the lead singer and guitar player for the grunge rock foursome, The Broken Eights, and plays mandolin and sings with the folk group, Merry Weathers.  

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