Rebecca Hosking
Nashville, Tennessee, United States | INDIE
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Her song Rag Doll was cut and released as a single by the independent band Good Souls. Stereo Times reviewed and were quoted, "Ragdoll a smoldering rocker with guitarist Dave Isaacs on this melodic head turner. - Stereo Times
She was nominated for TSAI's 2007 Horizon Award and 2008 Best Cowriter, Most Promising Female Songwriter, and Songwriter of the Year and took home the Board of Directors Award. - Board members
A very nice song, good lyrics and melody. This song could be on country radio. - Billboard Song Contest
Seven songs and one bonus track on one EP; Rebecca Hosking doesn’t need more to convince us thoroughly that she is more than just another promising singer-songwriter. Hosking probably thought that it was better to make one very good EP than a half-good full-cd, and she was right, because this record doesn’t bore you for one second. The singer lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee, and seems to have picked up mostly the good things in this town (which is a feat in and of itself). Her music can probably best be described as country/Americana with a nice upbeat, that sucks you into irresistible sing-a-long refrains. With regards to the theme, the title of the EP covers it, even though the sometimes painful (love) experiences are covered up with summer sweet melodies, without ever being corny. It is pure enjoyment, for all 24 minutes. The would-be radio hit “Roll Over” blows in like a cooling wind on a much too hot summers day. Guitar, banjo and the lovely vocals of Rebecca, with backings from one of her musicians, are enough to make the country like title song and “Last Chance Café” modest, but oh so very beautiful listening pearls. And we haven’t even discussed the compelling beauty of “Robert would say” (about the American poet Robert Frost) of which we cannot get enough, or the brilliant acoustic guitar and dobroduel “Love is blind”. On the very beautiful bonus track “Lost is Found” Rebecca Hosking nearly reaches the level of one of her major examples: Emmylou Harris. Summarized: “Love and other disasters” is a wonderful, heartwarming record by an artist of which we will hopefully hear a lot in the near future.
Shake - Rootstime
Discography
Love and Other Disasters, full length CD
My Mother's Child, full length CD
Love and Other Disasters performed by Rebecca Hosking released on compilation CD, Dusty Plains and Dirty Spurs, APM
Love and Other Disasters performed by Rebecca Hosking aired on Smithsonian Channel, APM
Your New Home, performed by Rachel Farley
Rag Doll , performed by Good Souls
New Orleans performed by Sister Soul
If These Walls Could Talk, perfomed by Sister Soul
Without Aim, performed by Steve Leslie aired on NBC for the Olympic Games August 2008
The Hours, performed Rebecca Hosking number one on Nashville Free Radio for NIM also in the top ten Rag Doll performed by Good Souls, Rio Grande, performed by Ronny Criss, and Blue Back in the Sky performed by Rebecca Hosking all held the top ten place for 8 weeks and were all entered into the NIM hall of fame. Only member of NIM to have three songs in the top ten at one time.
Rio Grande, performed by Ronny Criss used in the independet film, ARIADNE'S THREAD
Born To Be, performed by Wendy Duffy released on album October Road
Red Neck Riviera written with Jon Roniger, on Island of Fantasy a full length featured film due out in spring of 2011.
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Bio
Rebecca Hosking is a singer/songwriter that has been pounding the pavement in Nashville, TN on Music Row making her presence known. Over the years she has collected numerous TV and movie cuts, Independent artist cuts, and major label holds as she continues to solicit her music through numerous genres and avenues. Currently promoting her latest CD release, My Mother's Child and sitting on the board of Directors as the Creative Director for Tennessee Songwriter's Assoc. Member of the Woman's Music Business Assoc. and independent songplugger. She is currently a columnist at a Boston based online magazine at www.skopemag.com. Her songs are cataloged in APM, A&R Select and Audio Brain music libraries and have aired on The Smithsonian Channel and on a compilation CD, Dusty Plains and Dirty Spurs.
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