Rebecca Pronsky

Genre: Americana
Secondary Genre: Singer/Songwriter Brooklyn, New York USA Contact

Brooklyn's own indie-twang songstress! As featured on NPR!

Artist Information

Biography

Rebecca Pronsky is a born and raised Brooklynite who plays twangy folk that is as “urban as it is rural, not afraid to be sophisticated” (Maverick). She’s a “poetic lyricist” (All Music Guide), who sounds “more retro than redneck” (Creative Loafing), “like The Smiths relocated to Nashville” (Northern Sky). On stage her performances are “passionate and wry” (Time Out NY) and “near electric” (Birmingham Mail).

NPR recently featured Rebecca's tune "Hard Times" on it's 'Song of the Day' program saying "her voice conveys the wisdom of experience [and] she addresses the struggles of a generation attempting to get by."

Rebecca tours heavily on both sides of the Atlantic with lead guitarist Rich Bennett who "puts the trimmings on the music with a battery of echo drenched, twangy leads" (Blurt) and often includes rhythm section of Dan Shuman on bass and Russ Meissner on drums.

Notable Appearances:
- 30A Songwriters Festival (2013)
- WFUV On Your Radar (2013)
- Celtic Connections UK (2012)
- Falcon Ridge Folk Festival /Emerging Artist Showcase (2012)
- NPR 'Song of the Day' (2012)
- West Side County Fair (2012)
- NJ Folk Festival (Songwriters Showcase Winner 2010, Main Stage 2011)
- CT Folk Festival (2011)

Notable venues:
US: Club Passim, World Cafe Live, Tin Angel, Club Cafe, Living Room, Tribeca PAC, Jalopy, Birchmere, Eddie's Attic, Triple Door. UK & Europe: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Colston Hall, Twickfolk, Jumpin' Hot Club, Paradiso

Supported:
Shawn Colvin
Loudon Wainwright III
Steve Forbert
Josh Ritter
Freedy Johnston
Patty Larkin
Amy Rigby & Wreckless Eric

Radio highlights:
- BBC 6, BBC Scotland, BBC Wales
- WNCW, WFUV, WFMU, WDVX, KDHX, KBCS, KLCC, KPFA
- NPR Song of the Day

4 Star Reviews:
- Maverick
- Blurt
- Rock 2 Reel
- Americana Roots UK
- Heaven (NL)
- Country Music People
- Scotland Herald

Rebecca's new record "Only Daughter" (release date: March 19, 2013 on Nine Mile Records) signals a somewhat new direction for her. Gone is most of the countrypolitan influence that got her noticed as Brooklyn's "witty Americana songstress" (Time Out London) in favor of a more adventurous, atmospheric sound. However it is still Rebecca's commanding voice that anchors the sound. The album was recorded and mixed by Scott Solter (Mountain Goats, John Vanderslice, Superchunk) with guitarist Rich Bennett producing. It is her third full-length release on Austin, TX label Nine Mile Records.

Instrumentation

Rebecca Pronsky - Acoustic + Tenor Guitar
Rich Bennett - Guitar
Dan Shuman - Bass
Russ Meissner - Drums

Discography

"Only Daughter" (2013 - full length - Nine Mile Records)
"Viewfinder" (2011 - full length - Nine Mile Records)
"The Best Game in Town" (2009 - EP - Nine Mile Records)
"Departures & Arrivals" (2007 - full length - Nine Mile Records)
"The Early Hours" (2004 - EP - self released)

Official Website

http://www.rebeccapronsky.com

Links

Audio

Video

Photo Gallery

  • Promo photo with Sven the cat

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  • Tribeca Performing Arts Center, New York, NY

  • Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Birchmere Marquee, Alexandra, VA

  • Live on BBC Bristol

  • Eddie's Attic, Decatur, GA

  • Music City Roots at the Loveless Cafe, Nashville, TN

  • Signing CDs at The Cluny - Newcastle, UK

Press

  • Daily Telegraph [+ Show ]

    Rebecca Pronsky's album Only Daughter is beguiling and enjoyable. It's a decade since Br...

  • NPR Song of the Day [+ Show ]

    "In 'Hard Times,' the opening track from her fine new album Viewfinder, Brooklyn-based singer-songwr...

  • The Other Woman: BBC 6 Picks [+ Show ]

    This Brooklyn native should be a household name as far as we’re concerned... ‘Viewfinder’ is a super...

  • Scotland Herald [+ Show ]

    4 STARS The lighter songs are the ones where she only gets depressed sometimes is a nice, self-de...

  • No Depression [+ Show ]

    The performance itself was sublime. On stage in layers of cardigan –red & white for the fashion...

  • Maverick Magazine [+ Show ]

    (4 STARS) This is 'proper' country music, not the sort that harks back to the past, but the sort tha...

  • Blurt [+ Show ]

    “Rebecca Pronsky could probably sing the phone book and bring out subtle nuances in the listings wit...

  • All Music Guide [+ Show ]

    Pronsky is an allusive, poetic lyricist who isn't interested in providing clear, linear meanings so ...

  • Pittsburgh City Paper [+ Show ]

    Rebecca Pronsky knows her way around a metaphor, and though residing in Brooklyn, she sings like she...

  • Metro Pulse [+ Show ]

    Brooklyn singer/songwriter Rebecca Pronsky shuffles through the dark territory where old-fashioned r...

  • R2 'Rock n Reel' UK [+ Show ]

    (4 STARS) Viewfinder gives rein to Pronsky's country leanings on a superbly crafted set of descripti...

  • Americana UK [+ Show ]

    Her third album, 'Viewfinder' is music for the generation; largely a reflection of recession, war an...

  • Philadelphia City Paper [+ Show ]

    2011: Viewfinder, Rebecca Pronsky's third full-length, gets off to a strong start with "Hard Times";...

Setlist

Almost entirely originals. We generally draw from these tunes but have many more we can do and some country/twangy covers too:
Border Town
Million Days
Big Kid
Gone
New Haven
Digging Graves
Big City Lights
Birds
Road to Nowhere
Hard Times
Road to Nowhere
Best Game in Town
All the Birds
Special
Fragile World
Waterways
Anything But Good
Aberdeen
Shame
Give Up Too Easily
Day of the Dead
The Wheel
Mercury News
Good Life
Movin' Out West
Come Down
Another
Rise Up
Big Demands
Red Eyes
Better That Way
Cold Hard Cash
Glenn Tipton
The Garden
Please Forget Me

Basic Requirements


Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
Jun 8, 2013 Saturday 7:00 PM Sunset Hill Pavilion Princeton, NJ, US
Jul 10, 2013 Wednesday TBA Eddie's Attic Decatur, GA, US
Jul 11, 2013 Thursday 8:00 PM European Street Cafe Jacksonville, FL, US
Jul 12, 2013 Friday TBA Moonlight on The Mountain Concert Series Birmingham, AL, US
Jul 14, 2013 Sunday 6:00 PM The Rooster's Wife Aberdeen, NC, US
Jul 16, 2013 Tuesday 12:00 PM WDVX Blue Plate Special Knoxville, TN, US
Jul 17, 2013 Wednesday 7:00 PM Clifton Cultural Arts Center Cincinnati, OH, US
Jul 18, 2013 Thursday 8:00 PM Black Swamp Bistro Van Wert, OH, US
Jul 19, 2013 Friday 9:00 PM Hal & Al's Columbus, OH, US
Jul 20, 2013 Saturday TBA Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA, US
Sep 14, 2013 Saturday 9:00 PM Jalopy Brooklyn, NY, US
Sep 28, 2013 Saturday TBA Harmony Presents at Hawley Silk Mill Hawley, PA, US
Sep 29, 2013 Sunday 7:00 PM Felicia's Atomic Lounge Ithaca, NY, US