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13 tracks | 53 minutes
Released May 2005
on Rita Hosking
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:51 Kitchen Table and Chairs lyrics BUY MP3 04:51 Kitchen Table and Chairs lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:51 Kitchen Table and Chairs
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:06 Are You Ready? lyrics BUY MP3 03:06 Are You Ready? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:06 Are You Ready?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:18 Poor Boy's Lot lyrics BUY MP3 03:18 Poor Boy's Lot lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:18 Poor Boy's Lot
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:34 Tall White Horse lyrics BUY MP3 04:34 Tall White Horse lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:34 Tall White Horse
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:18 Mill for Mountain lyrics BUY MP3 04:18 Mill for Mountain lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:18 Mill for Mountain
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:58 I'll Be Damned / The Original Sinner lyrics BUY MP3 03:58 I'll Be Damned / The Original Sinner lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:58 I'll Be Damned / The Original Sinner
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:12 Star Route Way lyrics BUY MP3 05:12 Star Route Way lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:12 Star Route Way
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:23 Don't Put Her Down, You Helped Put Her There lyrics BUY MP3 04:23 Don't Put Her Down, You Helped Put Her There lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:23 Don't Put Her Down, You Helped Put Her There
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:19 Out of Rain lyrics BUY MP3 04:19 Out of Rain lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:19 Out of Rain
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:15 Back To Me lyrics BUY MP3 02:15 Back To Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:15 Back To Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:41 Shasta Song lyrics BUY MP3 05:41 Shasta Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:41 Shasta Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:58 The Keepers of Canaan lyrics BUY MP3 04:58 The Keepers of Canaan lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:58 The Keepers of Canaan
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:31 Going Home lyrics BUY MP3 02:31 Going Home lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:31 Going Home
True stories of mountain life sung with rare conviction and beauty, reminiscent of early bluegrass and country.
Bio / Background
Hailed as one of the top roots albums of the year, Rita Hosking's "Are You Ready?" presents true stories of mountain life sung with rare conviction and beauty. A dozen originals and one Hazel Dickens tune feature Rita, her band "Cousin Jack", and acoustic music stars such as Joe Craven and Rob Ickes. Stunning "Are You Ready?" signals the emergence of a powerful new voice that commands respect in folk, bluegrass and country.
Rita Hosking was raised in the mountains of Shasta County, Northern California, where she internalized dusty woodsheds, the scent of springwater, forest fires and the troubles of rural economies. Her musical experience began as a child at church, and under the wings of an old time jug band made up of seasoned mountain characters. 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.
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"Rita Hosking is the best bluegrass songbird in Northern California"
--Eric Rice, host of the 20+ year old County Line Bluegrass Show on KVMR
"Rita Hosking has one of those perfectly imperfect voices necessary to do folk music right. An overtrained or flawless vibrato can ruin a good tune about broken lives or crossing over or prison wardens who are happiest when the jailhouse is full. But Hosking keeps it beautifully raw and real in the pitchy tradition of Emmylou Harris or Lucinda Williams. Musically, her bluegrass-tinged performances hearken back to the best of American music without mimicking the greats. Close harmonies and strong backup provided by her band, Cousin Jack, round out a sound rooted firmly in traditional music but distinct to an artist with a particular lyrical love for the mountains and the lives they envelop."
--Adrienne van der Valk for the Eugene Weekly
"What I appreciate about Rita's music is that she has the innate ability to take the listener back to a simpler and better time in American music."
--Michael Leahy, a.k.a. "Cornelius" of the KDVS "Cool As Folk" show
"Rita Hosking is an up and coming songbird with a style of her own, combining the best of Gillian Welch, Hazel Dickens and Iris DeMent with a delivery that calls for an encore every time."
--Dennis Brunnenmeyer, host of KVMR's "Nevada City Limits"
"From the first time I heard Rita sing, her voice gripped me and did not let go; a voice whose beauty speaks from a deep place of honest and raw and powerful emotion. Rita's messages are immediate yet patient and her quiet conviction most strong. Her sound is real, reflective and compassionate... and just beginning. I'm excited to see her music flow out of her and into all of us."
--Joe Craven
"Cousin Jack", Rita's quartet, is composed of Rita on rhythm guitar and lead vocal, Bill Dakin on upright bass, rhythm guitar and vocals, Sean Feder on banjo, lead guitar and vocals, and Andy Lentz on fiddle. They may be playing near you soon! Some highlights of Spring 2007--Spring Strawberry Music Festival, and new CD release, "Silver Stream", at the Palms Playhouse in Winters, CA. For more info. on summer and fall shows, please go to the schedule page at www.ritahosking.com.
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