"Authentic American folk music that stirs the soul." —Alan Harrison for No Depression
Performance:
Sunday afternoon
September 8, 2019
3:00pm (doors open at 2:30)
Northern California’s Rita Hosking sings of forest fires, culture clash, dishes, black holes and hope. An award-winning and prolific songwriter characterized as “here and now” by The Observer, she’s recently released her seventh album, For Real. Her stories, songs and soul-stirring, country-folk voice are partnered with longtime collaborator and multi-instrumentalist Sean Feder on dobro, banjo and guitar. Together, they deliver what Acoustic Magazine calls “timeless, unhurried elegance.”
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What the critics say
"Timeless, unhurried elegance,"—Acoustic Magazine
“Her breed of Nor Cal country folk ain’t quite old-timey, and it ain’t quite bluegrass, but damn it’s sweet. For fans of Emmylou and Gillian, this one's a safe bet. The songs of Rita Hosking are as fragile as a newborn baby, and defiant as a West Virginia coal miner.” —Stuart Mason, Fiddlefreak Folk Review
"Authentic American fold-music that stirs the soul."—Alan Harrison for No Depression