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 Rita Hosking's Profile |
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mountain music |
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| Location: | DAVIS, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Mar 15, 2008 (624 days back) |
About Me |
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| Rita Hosking and Cousin Jack (Sean Feder, Bill Dakin, and Andy Lentz)
"Rita Hosking has one of those perfectly imperfect voices necessary to do folk music right. An overtrained or flawless vibrato can ruin a good tune about broken lives or crossing over or prison wardens who are happiest when the jailhouse is full. But Hosking keeps it beautifully raw and real in the pitchy tradition of Emmylou Harris or Lucinda Williams. Musically, her bluegrass-tinged performances hearken back to the best of American music without mimicking the greats. Close harmonies and strong backup provided by her band, Cousin Jack, round out a sound rooted firmly in traditional music but distinct to an artist with a particular lyrical love for the mountains and the lives they envelop." --Adrienne van der Valk for the Eugene Weekly "Hosking's two biggest assists are her singular voice (a soulful howl from the mountains) and quality songwriting. Between tunes she talked a bit about her upbringing near Hatchet Mountain (Fall River area). She talked about the devastating Fountain Fire prior to playing her great bluegrass tune "Kitchen Table and Chairs." This combination of quality storytelling, genuine personality, super songs and that voice have put Hosking into the big leagues. After a full weekend of amazing performances, I woke up Tuesday morning with her tune "Are You Ready" playing in my head," Jim Dyar of Redding's D.A.T.E. Magazine, on Rita's performance at Spring Strawberry Music Festival, 2007. |
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Music:Member Since: 8/22/2006Band Website: ritahosking.com Band Members: BUY RITA'S CDs! Silver Stream (2007) Download at iTunes We are "Rita Hosking and Cousin Jack". Cousin Jack includes Sean Feder on banjo/guitar/bass/vocals, Bill Dakin on bass/guitar/vocals, and Andy Lentz on fiddle. Other folks known to be occasional guest Cousin Jacks are Bill Edwards, Florie Brown, Larry Graff, and Joe Craven. Influences: Well, Mom and Dad decided to stay in the mountains, and then they encouraged me to go to college where I met all these freaky people that made me want to play music.I think the strongest influence for me is the old home-place, history and people. (At least that's what I feel when I'm playing.) Musicians or types of music I can list are: The Mountaineers (old-time band from when/where I grew up), all sorts of country--Loretta Lynn, Emmylou, even Olivia Newton John's old country stuff, Bobby Gentry, the Man in Black, bluegrass, Hazel Dickens, Alice Gerrard, the Cornish Carol Choir/Grass Valley Singers, Rory Block, Buffy Saint-Marie, Stevie Nicks, Tim O'Brien, most of the folks listed on my friend Aamir's myspace page, Qur'anic recitation, Qawwali music, Gnawa music, Ralph Stanley, Janis Joplin, Northern Plains Indian music, Roscoe Holcomb, Carter Family, Pandit Jasraj, John Denver, Swapan Chaudhuri, Led Zepplin, Kate Wolf, Mary McCaslin, Gillian Welch, Aretha Franklin, Dave Carter, ..... Really, just about all the music that I've heard and enjoyed. That's so vast I can't comprehend trying to make a fair list. The spirit of music is grand and generous. Sounds Like: "Rita Hosking is an up and coming songbird with a style of her own, combining the best of Gillian Welch, Hazel Dickens and Iris DeMent with a delivery that calls for an encore every time." --Dennis Brunnenmeyer, host of KVMRs Nevada City Limits Record Label: self-released Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Folk / Bluegrass / Country) |
My Blog |
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MidwestRecord.com reviews Silver Stream |
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| RITA HOSKING/Silver Stream: Remember when you wanted to like Gillian Welch or Iris DeMent but there just wasn't something you felt you could grab onto? Hosking takes it to the next level o... Posted by Rita Hosking on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:11:00 PST |
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FestivalPreview interviews Rita Hosking |
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| Please enjoy this interview:
... Posted by Rita Hosking on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:30:00 PST |
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Silver Stream (New CD) now on CD Baby!! |
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| That's right, Silver Stream is now available online at CD Baby!!! There's a link on the latest news page from my website, and it will soon be on the music page. Listen in, write a review, whatever t... Posted by Rita Hosking on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:24:00 PST |
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New CD--Silver Stream--Release Concert set for June 22 |
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| Wow--my first blog entry--this is a little spooky! My second/new CD is ready! It had it's peek debut at Strawberry Music Festival and will be officially released June 22nd at the Palms Playhouse in ... Posted by Rita Hosking on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:00:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Andy Lentz, Rob Ickes, Jared Ingersol Music Management, FUR DIXON AND STEVE WERNER, Paige Anderson, Eric Rice, evangeline, ReFoundry, Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard, Brad Davis, Aamir, Americana Central Web Radio, Kenny, Martha Scanlan, Joe Craven, sherry austin, Off to California, Oaksong Music Society, Wil Maring, tomfar, Mad Cow String Band, Chris Vallillo, The Alkali Flats, The Deciders, Hot Time Harv's Rollercoaster of Kicks, Donna Ulisse, Justin Branam, VOCAL ARTIST CHRIS H. COLLIER, Sarah Valley, Sons of Jefferson, Whistlestop, Tom Wernigg, Rob Wagner, 3 Leg Torso, Kaya Fraser, the Mellow Revs, Eastern Shore, Denmark Productions, Jordi Comstock, Kara Johnstad, Blair Harvey, Musicole w/Michael C., Mark Blackheart, CAROL, Mike Leonard, Appalachian Still, Martyn Davis, Lynne Butler, Critter, Bob, Wild Mountain Books, mark, CHARLOTTE, VICTOR PENDER V7, Tunnel Road, Orris, Suzanne, Russ Haire, BLUES POWER BAND, Mike Milligan and The Altar Boyz, The Orphans, Paul McCallum, Patrick O’Brien, Brenda Jean, Ruth & Max Bloomquist, Green Mountain Bluegrass Band, Misty Mamas, The Mayhaws, Eve Goldberg
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