The debut EP from Canadian Country Folk artist Rebekah Hawker
-
Round Of Fools 3:340:00 / 3:34
-
Catch You 3:090:00 / 3:09
-
Don't Be A Stranger 2:200:00 / 2:20
-
Kempenfelt Bay 4:550:00 / 4:55
Music & Biography
Short Bio
The ability to command an audience is a quality that most of us do not possess and yet every great performer must, and it is in her contrasts that Rebekah Hawker manages to achieve this perfectly. Her lyrics and melodies are a serious affair, evoking powerful images that resonate unbiasedly, they speak of a life lived, not imagined, giving an authenticity to the ups and downs strewn throughout her musical tales. Yet on the other hand, her audience interaction and stage persona are so wonderfully light and refreshing that she transforms what could be a sombre experience in a joyful, cathartic journey. Humble, self deprecating, earnest and consistently hilarious, she smiles often and easy, and it takes only one look through a typical crowd to see that it’s contagious. Sometimes, a performer can be said to never leave a dry eye in the house. With Rebekah, there is never a frown.
Rebekah Hawker is a country folk singer-songwriter from Barrie, Ontario. In February 2019 she travelled across Canada on the VIA Rail train as their artist entertainer and in March 2019 she received FACTOR Canada's Artist Development grant to support the release of her debut EP 'Careful Women.' Following the release of her single 'Round of Fools' in July and full EP in August the album has been well received, collecting over 15,000 streams on Spotify so far with placement on Spotify’s official ‘Fresh Finds’ playlist and Starbucks’ official Country playlist.
Long Bio
The ability to command an audience is a quality that most of us do not possess and yet every great performer must. And it is in her contrasts that Rebekah Hawker manages to achieve this perfectly. On one hand her lyrics and melodies are a serious affair, evoking powerful images that resonate unbiasedly. They can be fierce or they can be fragile, but they can never be taken lightly. They speak of a life lived, not imagined, giving an authenticity to the ups and downs strewn throughout her musical tales. Yet on the other hand, her audience interaction and stage persona are so wonderfully light and refreshing that she transforms what could be a sombre experience in a joyful, cathartic journey. Humble, self deprecating, earnest and consistently hilarious, she smiles often and easy, and it takes only one look through a typical crowd to see that it’s contagious. Sometimes, a performer can be said to never leave a dry eye in the house. With Rebekah, there is never a frown.
↭
Rebekah may be singular but we can all find something familiar and comforting within her music. She coaxes out vivid memories and emotions, her music accompanies them as though it were there all along. Somehow, Rebekah Hawker exists as part of our past, present, and undoubtedly our future. Are you listening?
↭
Rebekah Hawker is a country folk singer-songwriter from Barrie, Ontario, that city you drive through on the way to your cottage. She sounds like an equal-parts mix of the following artists: Kathleen Edwards, Kacey Musgraves, Patsy Cline and Martha Wainwright. After releasing her debut EP ‘Careful Women’ in August 2019 she has already garnered 15,000 streams on Spotify and is taking her songs to venues across Ontario in hopes of opening hearts and inspiring vulnerability.
Press & Media
“Rebekah Hawker is poised as the antithesis to modern pop music. Her art isn’t deemed by internet-era frivolities, but with emotive lyrics that can carry as much might as an incoming tempest betwixt wistful melodies that speak to the heart.”
“Careful Women as a whole is as much a collection of songs as it is a collection of poetry: a must for any fellow world-weary lover looking to commiserate.”
