New release! For the Birds - a song inspired by traditional Swedish folk & the darkest, deepest winters. michaelabetts.bandcamp.com/track/for-th...

Willow’s Song 💃🏼🎹🎤 #thewickerman #paulgiovanni #garycarpenter

The Rose - Pt1 A song about stolen childhood. Songwriter: Michaela Betts Dancer: Chrissy Brooke Director: Hilary Campilan

Hello darkness, my old friend… Save the date 31.10.25 @crazycoqs 🖤🎶🎹 #folkmusic #livemusiclondon

Excited to announce that our animated music video The Rose is a Semi-Finalist for “Best Achievement in Commercial Directing” @climaxfilmfest Watch the full HD video on YouTube: youtu.be/oZgkqtXLpy8?... Thanks to: Hilary Bunt and Chrissy Brooke #lowbudgetmusicvideo #aianimation

Studio day! A little break from vocals with a Mr Men ice lolly 🍓 #studioday #recordingvocals #mrmen #strawberryice #recordingstudiolife #songproduction #studiokit #shippingcontainerstudio

Boo! My album DARK NATURE is out now! open.spotify.com/album/3Zjkej... Stems from a Red Riding Hood meets the wolf encounter I had as a kid. “Unique and melancholic, her songs are dark folk tales in themselves, cinematic in scope but with the intimacy of a campfire.” Spy In The Stalls #newmusic

Our 16-year old staffy Molly passed away last month. Staffy’s get a bad wrap but they are big hearted, energetic, sensitive, genuine souls who find the fun in everything. I believe that pets (like partners & friends) find us. RIP Molly 💔

The Rose - a cinematic folk song about stolen childhood #lostchildhood #redridinghood #darkfolkmusic #newmusic #cinematicfolk #darkfairytale

“Self-knowledge and getting to know yourself - I can’t imagine anything more profoundly changing in your life” #transcendentalmeditation #tm #transcend #meditation #creativity

My son studying the inner workings of a piano🎹 Been through a phase of feeling bound & frustrated by my skills. Heaven would be to play perfectly, with ease, no restrictions. I realise this would be fun for a while but the hurdles are what make it so satisfying. Without them it’s just mechanics.

Talking Creativity, Performing & Transcendental Meditation (TM) with Nigel Barlow from David Lynch Foundation UK 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1ZbE...

Gig Alert! Join me on Tues 27th Feb @ Crazy Coqs cabaret in London, for intimate piano/vocal performances of songs from my album DARK NATURE. 🎫 www.brasseriezedel.com/events/the-b... 📺 youtu.be/bDhBPQ82D_M?...

Talking to Nigel Barlow about creativity, performing and my journey with Transcendental Meditation, which I learned via davidlynchfoundation.org.uk 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1ZbE...

2024? I’m just not ready… Winter makes want to hide away. BUT I’m hitting the piano hard and it’s getting me through. I’ll be playing my new song “For the Birds” @CrazyCoqs 27th Feb. Join me and say Skål to winter ❄️ 🎧 on.soundcloud.com/gMZ68uMs4Nwt...

GIG ALERT! Join me on Tuesday 27th February at Crazy Coqs for an intimate performance of my ethereal baroque-pop album DARK NATURE. 🎧 on.soundcloud.com/PHmz1fsxUBtP... Catch me in the light before I disappear back into the shadows… Tickets: www.brasseriezedel.com/events/the-b...

January 2024 already? I’m really not up to speed. BUT I have a new song I’m excited to share and a special gig on 27th Feb @ Crazy Coqs Still feel inward but the music will force me outward 🙄 🎫 www.brasseriezedel.com/events/the-b... 🎧 on.soundcloud.com/GqnW38QP11r5... Photo: @benwulfphoto

Gig Alert! Join me at Crazy Coqs on Tues 27th Feb. Just me and a grand piano, playing songs from my album DARK NATURE with the world premiere of my new song “For the Birds”. Think Mary Poppins meets Tom Waites 🎶 Tickets 🎫 www.brasseriezedel.com/events/the-b... 🎧 on.soundcloud.com/FuFvhyYQQJDd...

Studio desk becomes present wrapping station!

“Bow with confidence” the last note I wrote in my notebook at the end of the maiden voyage of my narrative gig Dark Nature Back on stage after a hiatus felt great AND terrifying but the urge to perform far outweighed the fear of failure - so whatcha gonna do? Current mantra? Patience & Gratitude 🙏🏻

My first post on Blue Sky! I’m a dark-folk singer songwriter & theatre maker writing biographical stories as haunting & theatrical fairytales. Watch the award-winning animated music video for my song The Rose. youtu.be/oZgkqtXLpy8?...