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Rebecca Padula

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The Rebecca Padula Band is an exciting new trio that brews up an original dark folk-rock espresso with a shot of bluegrass and a hint of jazz. Rebecca's smoldering alto and a simmering veteran rhythm section combine to create a combustive mix of Americana.Rebecca plays acoustic and electric guitars and is the group's primary singer and songwriter. She holds a double degree in music and journalism from St. Michaels College, has penned more than 40 original songs and released 2 independent albums: Time, speed & distance (2003) and Waterfront (1997) and has been performing her original solo material at coffeehouses and events throughout Vermont and New England for the past 15 years. She is an activist for independent media and media literacy, and is producer of The Instant Coffeehouse, a monthly public access TV program that started in 2004 to showcase contemporary singer-songwriters. She has opened for Patty Larkin, Sally Taylor, Vance Gilbert, Rachel Bissex, Rod McDonald, Gregory Douglass, and Jim’s Big Ego. She was a founding member of the Burlington, VT songwriter’s Co-Operative (1999), a finalist in the Solar Fest songwriter’s competition (2000), alternate (2004) and finalist in the Philadelphia Songwriters Project’s road songs contest (2004).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 29/08/2006
Band Website: http://www.rebeccapadula.com
Band Members: * Rebecca Padula- vocals, acoustic and electric guitars ---* Mitch Barron- upright acoustic and electric bass, vocals ---* Shrimp - drums, percussion
Influences: Rachel Bissex, Mavis Staples, Richard Shindell, Dar Williams, Emmylou Harris, Patti Larkin, Gillian Welch, Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, The Band, Ricki Lee Jones, Phil Ochs, Aimee Mann, Joni Mitchell

Sounds Like: Soulful contemporary folk with a bluesy streak
Record Label: Sweet Bean Music & Media
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The First Review is In

Times Argus CD Review posted: 4/18/2008 Rebecca Padula proves a rich alto PowerhouseBy Art Edelstein Arts Correspondent Vermont has several legendary voices. Among the men, Jon Gailmor from Elmor...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:04:00 GMT

New CD out this Month

Well, it’s been just about a year since our first recording session and "Fire & Water" is finally ready to go. The official CD release party will be April 26 at Hinesburg Town Hall with the ...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:43:00 GMT

Margarets Waltz

My concert documentary, "Margaret's Waltz," a tribute to Vermont folksinger and performer Margaret MacArthur will be shown in Burlington VT at North End Studio on N. Winooski Ave. Jan. 18 at...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:54:00 GMT

Less

Thought I'd give you a little background about the tune Less, which I posted recently as an mp3 above. The version is a rough mix from our first session in the studio at Egan Media. Less was written a...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:18:00 GMT

Band Rehearsal

We had band rehearsal last night in preparation for our upcoming debut performance in Burlington on April 12 at the Firehouse Gallery. Our first recording session for the new album project, tenta...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:17:00 GMT

St Patty's Day

Yikes, Happy St. Patty's Day and welcome to the blog. This is just the beginning, there will be more "real news" coming soon. I'm just checking to see how this works today. Really I'm just trying to ...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:21:00 GMT