Raina Rose
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Raina Rose is an American
folk
singer-songwriter
from Portland, Oregon
, who now lives in Austin, Texas
.
She has been on a national tour circuit since October 2005. She was a finalist in the 2007 Kerrville Folk Festival
new folk competition, she received honorable mention in the 2006 Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Troubadour competition and has been featured at the High Sierra Music Festival
2006, 2007, and 2009.
Her first solo album Despite the Crushing Weight of Gravity (released in 2005) was produced by Jim Brunberg at Mississippi Studios. Her second album The Prophet, The Panhandler and The Moon came out in February 2007 on 1% For The Planet, Threepin Records.
Raina's third full-length album, called "When May Came" was released in early 2010. It was largely self-produced, with assistance from bassist, Andrew Pressman and engineer, Stephen Orsak. It features members of the band some say Leland, from Austin, TX. It was recorded mostly live in a small house in South Austin over four days in September of 2009. The album was released on Constant Clip Records.
United States
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folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
from Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, who now lives in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
.
She has been on a national tour circuit since October 2005. She was a finalist in the 2007 Kerrville Folk Festival
Kerrville Folk Festival
The Kerrville Folk Festival is a music festival held for 18 consecutive days in the late spring/early summer at Quiet Valley Ranch near Kerrville, Texas. The event has run on a yearly basis since 1972. In November 2008, the Kerrville Folk Festival and Kerrville Wine & Music Festival were acquired...
new folk competition, she received honorable mention in the 2006 Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Telluride Bluegrass Festival is held annually in Telluride, Colorado by . Although traditionally the festival focuses on bluegrass music, it often features music from a variety of genres. In 1974, its first year, it attracted 1000 participants. Currently the festival's attendance is capped at 10,000...
Troubadour competition and has been featured at the High Sierra Music Festival
High Sierra Music Festival
High Sierra Music Festival is a multi-day music festival held in Quincy, California, a mountainous area about 80 miles northwest of Reno, Nevada.The festival is held each year the weekend of July 4...
2006, 2007, and 2009.
Her first solo album Despite the Crushing Weight of Gravity (released in 2005) was produced by Jim Brunberg at Mississippi Studios. Her second album The Prophet, The Panhandler and The Moon came out in February 2007 on 1% For The Planet, Threepin Records.
Raina's third full-length album, called "When May Came" was released in early 2010. It was largely self-produced, with assistance from bassist, Andrew Pressman and engineer, Stephen Orsak. It features members of the band some say Leland, from Austin, TX. It was recorded mostly live in a small house in South Austin over four days in September of 2009. The album was released on Constant Clip Records.
"Portland native Raina Rose is everything a young female folksinger should be. If occasionally a touch too naive or overreaching in her eagerness to express a surfeit of emotion, she's always so sincere, sweet and disarmingly goofy and such a heckuva singer that one instantly forgives such transgressions with a grin. From her late duo the Gypsy Moths to her latest and best-yet CD, The Prophet, the Panhandler, and the Moon, her vocal, guitar and songwriting chops continue to flourish. Next week, she heads to Texas' Kerrville Folk Festival as a finalist in their renowned New Folk contest." Jeff Rosenberg - Willamette WeekWillamette WeekWillamette Week is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Portland, Oregon, United States. It features reports on local news, politics, sports, business and culture....
, May 2007