Rita Hosking
Rita Hosking’s s style of country-folk has been lauded for story and sense of place, and her performances praised with capturing the audience. Honors include winner of the 2008 Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest at the Sisters Folk Festival, finalist in the 2009 Telluride Music Festival Troubadour Contest, and honors in the International Songwriting Contest and West Coast Songwriters' Association. "This California girl comes by her mountain music sensibility with true authenticity, with original songs deeply rooted in her family's frontier experience," (Dan Ruby, FestivalPreview.com) and Rita's fans call her "the real deal." A descendant of Cornish miners who sang in the mines, Rita grew up with deep regard for folk music and the power of the voice.
A Northern Californian, Rita sings of forest fires, culture clash, dishes, rivers, black holes and hope. An award-winning and prolific songwriter characterized as "here and now" by The Observer, 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.”
"In scorching form," (Telegraph), Northern California's own Rita Hosking sings of forest fires, culture clash, demolition derbies, the working class and hope. From NPR's Weekend Edition to Bob Harris' BBC show, Rita is moving audiences across the globe with her stories in song and soul-stirring voice, "a captivating performer," (R2 Magazine).
"Authentic American folk-music that stirs the soul." --Alan Harrison for No Depression
"Splendid. ★★★★★ " --The Telegraph on Frankie and the No-Go Road
"Arresting lines and images come thick and fast. Her songs are observational, political and philosophical in an unaffected, organic way." --Songlines Magazine
"More authenticity and integrity than you can shake a stick at," --Maverick Magazine
"She burns with a controlled intensity," -- Lonesome Highway
California - Rita Hosking & Sean Feder on May 18, 2108 at the Big Valley Hall in Lakeport, CA.
Time For Everything - Live in Gilroy
Rita Hosking and Cousin Jack - Parting Glass -live at the Center for the Arts, Grass Valley on January 27, 2013