Who is behind Musicians Umbrella?

Bex Smith is an occasional webdesigner, qualified reflexologist, mum of 3 gorgeous children, and perhaps most significantly for this website, a musician! She has played for her own pleasure since learning flute at school. She only did a couple of grades before realising that she preferred jamming along in folk clubs in her mid teens. From there she has continued to play at folk clubs in her locality - both in Somerset, and on the Isle of Wight while she lived there for 4yrs...

Why set up yet another website for musicians?

...It was during this time she met an inspirational friend with a superb singing voice, who also plays guitar and writes her own songs too. Discussing ways of promoting her music to a wider audience, along with using some of the more established routes, the idea of having a dedicated website, where musicians could come together under one banner, came into being. What you see today is the start of this website, aimed at those musicians who want to promote themselves on the world wide web, without the finances for a full website, or lack perhaps the time, knowledge or inclination to create their own. Sticking with that wonderful KISS theory she aims to have a simple website where there is no clutter, just relevant information about musicians!

Want to know more?

If you would like to contact Bex please email with your enquiry.

What else does Bex do?

Bex runs the following websites as well:

• Time for Reflexion - for relaxing reflexology!
• LauriebeckWebs - for simple, affordable websites
• Lauriebeck Bagpipes - handcrafted instruments made by her very talented husband
• Dulverton Folk Festival - whose aim is to keep folk free with a lovely little annual festival in the Exmoor town of Dulverton.

Bex plays flute, C-melody saxophone (has a beautiful 1920's Conn), and is teaching herself to play violin and guitar (well, the latter will happen when her husband has built her new travel guitar!). She also enjoys singing (but it is highly unlikely you will ever hear her doing that in a folk club!)