Rachel Harrington
“A voice that has no problem taking center stage . . . hers is a name the alt-country scene will be hearing a lot more of for years to come.”
Roosthighway
“Music from a woman whose name no longer will be in the category of noble unknowns. Don’t miss the train, readers, you might miss the whole ride – and that would be a shame!”
Rootstown
::bio::
Rachel Harrington has been doing things in the wrong order for quite some time. She had extensive radio airplay before performing her first live solo show, and she opened several concerts for Grammy winners and nominees before her debut full-length record was even a glimmer in her eye.
Reared among the Pentecostal pines of Oregon, Harrington’s roots shone through on her 2004 living-room demo. That humble four-song EP spent 13 weeks on the AMA chart and garnered the Seattle siren stellar reviews.
Now, from the crossroads of country, folk, and bluegrass, comes her debut, The Bootlegger’s Daughter. Harrington’s freshman effort is a literate, richly storied American journey through a gently heartbreaking landscape of grief and hope, joy and regret. The sonic result is, as one DJ so eloquently put it, „Mountain spring pure – and campfire warm.“ Featuring some of the Northwest’s finest musicians and co-produced & engineered by two-time Grammy winner Garey Shelton, the disc released on SkinnyDennis Records on May 1, 2007.
Rachel typically performs live as a duo or trio with Zak Borden (Willy Mason, Casey Neill) and Mike Grigoni (Korby Lenker).
