In the EU? Download singles or order a copy of the full album, hello, my uglies, today:
my uglies are now available on Napster!"You sing like a nightingale." - Finnian, Spirit Store spectator, Dundalk, June 2007‘This isn’t background music; it is too beautiful: this is art.’
-Amuze.me, November 2008"...an exceptional voice." - Stuart Bailie, BBC Radio Ulster, May 2008"Her words are open and heartfelt, and melodies linger, creating a perfect balance of emotion and light." - Sentimentalist Magazine, NYC, Spring 2007"Standing head and shoulders above any of her contemporaries, if there's any justice in the world it's only a matter of time before Austin commands a higher profile. . . [she] performs what can only be described as ethereal, heartfelt music in the Martha Wainwright or Joan As Police Woman vein."- Patric Baird, 24/7 (Belfast Telegraph), March 2007‘Rachel Austin has a magical ability to combine melody and emotion.’
-State Magazine, July 2008"Your voice is something special." - an old guy, Rotterdam Bar, Belfast, April 2007"A logical progression for a musician with a twisted, criminal mind." - Commissioner Gordon, Gotham City
Hi! I'm from Virginia & have been living for seven years in Belfast.
My:
-mom was a writer
-my dad played drums in an 80s metal band.
They were:
-New York implants in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
I grew up listening to the echoes of music from neighbours' porches, yards and tent meetings.
At night:
-some neighbours used to stay up late playing fiddle, bass and banjo. (I'd drift into sleep with the music drifting in my window. Or up from the basement where my parents' band was practising.)
Besides singing up down the hills as a kid, I've played in numerous pubs, clubs & coffee shops in the US, France, the UK & Ireland.
I've supported:
Duke Special, Devon Sproule, Iain Archer, Declan O'Rourke, Juliet Turner, Eric Taylor, POD, The Believers, & Steve Forbert.
I'm also proud to say I teach voice and have worked with some incredible singers.
View Rachel Austin's EPK
Hey! Cheers for the friendship, we appreciate it! Come back once in a while, we're gonna soon publish our new EP, as a vinyl and in the internet, good night! -mikael/breakfast at phoebe's
Hi love! We would have loved to have you on our laps again! (is that a threat? it should be!) we are thinking of an early spring tour in your side of the pond. We are thinking of you. We are thinking. and we're SO sorry we couldn't help you with France! We had such hard time looking for gigs there. We're very happy to see you got some nice ones coming :-) love ya T& A
how has thee been in the longest time...?;0 weve been sat out, pointing upwards and squinting at t he big ball of fire in the sky..the sun i think they call it;) btw _add us below to facebook...but keep it on the hush, hush:)
well, it has been a long and winding road, and an even longer time coming, but my debut CD, I Remember, is FINALLY HERE!!! YAY!!!!!
to celebrate, American HeartBeat Records(tm) has arranged a FREE DOWNLOAD of Now Is The Time in exchange for a valid email address. Now Is The Time is a brand new, upbeat song I wrote: we are living in turbulent times. suddenly it is okay to be greedy and heartless? no way! a song of hope for our future, a new vision of America and the world.
we have a bunch of exciting things planned to kick this whole thing off, and we need to get a better picture of who our friends are, so the FREE DOWNLOAD form will ask you a few questions, like, what is your country and nearest major city. it all takes maybe 15 seconds.
anyhoo, the FREE DOWNLOAD, and the FUN, begins at www.JAETCHISON.com
I look forward to getting to know you a little better, and I thank you SO VERY MUCH for your friendship and support!
please tell your friends about JAETCHISON.com, and ask them to sign up for the email list, too! FUN things are coming up!!