Artist InformationBiography
Incoming reviews for City of Refuge (2008):
Several tracks getting in-store play at Starbucks in the US
Q Magazine: FOUR STARS! "Gothic tracks on an inspiringly original album ... Q recommends!"
Songlines Magazine's Top of The World compilation (June 2009)
The Irish Times: FOUR STARS! "Rachel Harrington's The Bootlegger's Daughter was one of the more impressive albums of 2007 and certainly among the best debuts; City of Refuge moves the Oregon-bred singer-songwriter to a new level."
"a laid-back Sunday morning collection of story-songs that Rachel has put down for her second album and the best I’ve heard in its field for many a year" ~Penny Black Music
FOUR STARS! "Beguiling!" ~Mojo
"will steal your heart" ~Performing Songwriter
FOUR STARS! "Harrington has s gift of making the old new again" ~Sound Northwest
"like the young Emmylou" ~Utne Reader
FOUR STARS! "enthralling stories ... adorned in old-timey acoustic arrangements ... a classic American album!" ~Maverick Magazine
"the singer-songwriter who is captivating the hearts of Britain and Europe ... an ancient resonance combined with a modern feel" ~Country Music People
"hypnotic ... spellbinding ... utterly persuasive" ~Rambles
FOUR STARS! "It’s been a good year for Americana already, and Harrington has just made it a lot better" ~Crackerjack
"attractive ... ballsy ... pure unadorned beauty and gritty confidence ... an abundantly fine new set from this enchanting chanteuse." ~NetRhythms
FOUR STARS! "it's a thrill to discover a new performer who really does have a new slant ... arcane, but wonderfully fatalistic treasures which are all well worth coveting." ~Whisperin and Hollerin
"...a most consummate album ... brilliant both as a singer and a songwriter ... one of our top-10 releases of 2008." ~Rootsy Magazine (Sweden)
FIVE STARS! "an album to cherish and one that will not leave your player quite easily" ~BillyBop (Belgium)
Reviews for Rachel's debut 2007 cd, The Bootlegger's Daughter:
MOJO: FOUR STARS! "This self-assured debut is a primer in Americana"
The IRISH TIMES: "Four stars!"
The Sun: "Recommended! An impressive collection ... 4.5 stars!"
Recently featured on NPR's All Songs Considered and Tom May's nationally syndicated program, River City Folk.
Performing Songwriter: "Just the right combination of temerity and twang." Top 12 DIY Picks.
CD Baby Editor's Pick and top-seller.
"An absolutely brilliant debut... already a contender for Album of the Year in my opinion!"
~Bob Harris, BBC Radio
"The best debut I've heard since Gillian's "96 Revival" ~Ctrl Alt Country
"Make the discovery for yourself!" ~ Maverick
"an ideal vehicle showcasing [Rachel's] multiple talents ... a significant landmark" ~ Bluegrass Unlimited
Reared among the Pentecostal pines of Oregon, Rachel Harrington has been doing things in the wrong order for quite some time. She'd had extensive radio play before performing her live show, and she was opening for Grammy winners and nominees before releasing her first record.
Rachel's critically acclaimed 2007 debut, The Bootlegger's Daughter, (featuring guest musicians John Reischman and Danny Barnes) went to #1 on the Euro-Americana Chart and landed the Seattle siren smack in the center of the UK Americana scene when legendary BBC dj Bob Harris proclaimed Bootlegger's Daughter one of the best albums of the year. The following year of aggressive touring saw Harrington playing festivals in a dozen countries with some of the top names in bluegrass and country music.
Rachel's 2008 follow-up record, CITY OF REFUGE, features several guests including Tim O'Brien and Pieta Brown. City of Refuge has garnered further acclaim, reaching millions of listeners when Starbucks requested three of the cds 10 tracks for in-store play throughout the US, supported by national US distribution from Burnside.
Having just returned home from three straight months of intensive touring during the summer of 2009, which included headline spots the Glasgow Americana Festival (Scotland) and the Maverick Festival (England), Rachel is being touted as the hardest working woman in Americana.
Fall '09 will see a return to the studio with a bucket full of new songs, the official release expected in early 2010.
CONTACTS:
MANAGEMENT
Sandy Anderson
sandy(at)skinnydennis(dot)com
NORTH AMERICAN BOOKING
booking(at)skinnydennis(dot)com
US RADIO
Jenni Finlay
10118 Hollow Canyon Dr.
Sugar Land, TX 77478
(512) 787-8968
jenni(at)jennifinlay(dot)com
http://www.jennifinlaypromotions.com
US DISTRIBUTION
Burnside Distribution
http://www.bdcdistribution.com
UK BOOKING
Allie Fox
Tel:+44 01750 720538
Fax:+44 01750 725006
afox(at)vixenrecords(dot)com
http://www.foxy-music.co.uk
UK & EUROPEAN PRESS AND RADIO
Geraint Jones
3 Trimpley Street
Ellesmere, Shropshire SY12 0AD, UK
GPromo(at)btinternet(dot)com
UK DISTRIBUTION
Smart Choice UK
EUROPEAN BOOKING
Theo Looijmans
blues.roots(at)chello(dot)nl
http://members.chello.nl/~t.looijmans/bluesroots.htm
EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION
John Lomax, III
lomax3(at)comcast(dot)net
http://www.rootsmusicexporters.com
www.rachelharrington.net
"A roots musician in the truest and purest sense... like reading a beautifully written novel ... haunting."
~ NetRhythms
"Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch...Rachel Harrington. These comparisons dont seem far-fetched at all given the extraordinary excellence of this debut." ~ Glitterhouse
::selected festivals & venues::
* 2009 & 2008 Leigh Folk Festival (ENG)
* 2009 & 2008 Glasgow Americana Festival (SCOT)
* 2009 Middlewich Folk Festival (ENG)
* 2009 Ruigoord Festival (NL)
* 2009 Wath Festival (ENG)
* 2009 Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival (IE)
* 2009 Wombwell Folk Festival (ENG)
* 2009 Farncombe Folk Festival (ENG)
* 2008 Crawley Folk Festival (ENG)
* 2008 Perth Southern Fried Festival (SCOT)
* 2008 Beverley Folk Festival (ENG)
* 2008 Devon Folk Festival (ENG)
* 2008 Larmer Tree Music Festival (ENG)
* 2008 Stamford Folk & Blues Guitar Festival (ENG)
* 2008 Bluewaters Bluegrass Festival (WA)
* 2008 Rivercity Bluegrass Festival (WA)
* 2007, 2005 Gig Harbor Folk Festival (WA)
* 2007 Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival (WA)
* 2006 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (NY)
* 2006 Not Yer Daddy's Grass (bluegrass festival) (OR)
* 2005 NW Pickathon (OR)
* 2004, 2005, 2006 NW Folklife (WA)
* The Tractor Tavern, Seattle
* The Triple Door, Seattle
* Aladdin Theater, Portland
* Billy Block's Western Beat, Nashville
::selected openings & festival stage-shares::
* shawn colvin
* the greencards
* guy clark
* david wilcox
* marty stuart
* lucy kaplansky
* jim lauderdale
* todd snider
* david lindley
* fred eaglesmith
* eliza gilkyson
* tracy grammer
* infamous stringdusters
* the be good tanyas
* jolie holland
* danny barnes
* martha scanlan
* jesse sykes
* del mccoury
* foghorn stringband
* eilen jewel
* tim o'brien
* the wilders
::awards & achievements::
* 2006 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Emerging Artist Showcase
* 2006 WCS International Song Contest award
* 2005 gig harbor songwriter competition winner
* 2005 old no. 9 music scholarship winner
Rachel's records have received airplay on:
KSIL
Podcast, Miller Tells Her Tale
WIKX
WRFG, My Own House
KKUP-FM
KVMR-FM and KFOK-LPFM
WYSO-FM
WFHB, Womenspace/Tue AM Music
WVGN
CHSR FM
3 Degrees or Less
WAER-FM
Radio Upper Galilee
WKSU
KCSB, Music Director
CJTR, Regina's Mighty Shores
CKUA, Folk Routes
KUGS
Live 365, Internet Folk Festival
CKUT, Folk Roots/Branches
KBOO, Early Morning Gumbo
KMTT Music Director
WPKN Radio 89.5 / 88.7 fm
WKAR Radio
WOMP, American ROOTS Radio
KUOW
KMTT
WIKX
KEUL, Glacier City Radio
WKMS-FM
Stay Tuned
WVEW
KWGS, Folk Salad
KCBX
Yarra Valley FM 99.1
WSHU-FM/WSUF-FM
Altville
Folkscene
KAXE
KBAC, Transitions Radio Magazine
KBAC, Transitions Radio Magazine
KBCS
KBOO
KSBO
KCSB
KCUV
KDHX
KDNK
KEXP, swinin' doors
KFAI
KFAN
KFJC
KGLP, green chile revival and medicine show
KLCC
KNON
KOPN
KPFA
KPSU, Suspect Terrane
KRCL
KRFC
KRVM
KSMF
KSYM
KVMR, Nevada City Limits
KWMR
KWVA
KXCI
KZSC
Music Choice
WBRS, watch city coffeeehouse
WCBE
WCNI
WDBM
WDVR
WDVX
WEFT
WFDU, crash on the levee
WFHB
WFMT
WFPK
WFPK
WGWG
WHAY
WHUS
WIUP
WMNF
WOBC
WOUB
WPRB
WPSU, the folk show
WQNR
WRKF
WRUW, Bluegrass Breakdown
WSLU
WSYC
WTCR-AM
WUAL, all things acoustic (WUAL/WQPR/WAPR)
WUTK
WVBR
WVGN
WWUH
WXLV
WYCE
WYOU
WYSO- ANTIOCH COLLEGE
and others
Instrumentation
Rachel Harrington: Vocal, acoustic guitar, banjo.
Accompanists for touring vary.
Discography
In The Woods (live) - May 2009
City of Refuge - September 2008
The Bootlegger's Daughter - May 2007
Halloween Leaves - Demo EP, 2004
Links
| http://www.rachelharrington.net |