Rebecca Olmsted

Bio:

I was born and grew up on the east coast of the U.S., but have been living abroad a good part of my life (in Japan as a child for a couple years, in Kiev from '93 to 2001, and now in Berlin since 2001). Though I studied art, I've always had a passion for music, influenced most certainly by my family: Dad playing boogie woogie and ragtime piano, Mom singing with her bohemian friends, Erik on the banjo, Nick on the guitar, and Luke who so fantastically played whatever you put in his hands-- everything from drums to sax to sitar. As the youngest I had the benefit of learning and gaining from my older brothers. When Luke took drum lessons, I was eager to do the same; the steel string Epiphone that Nick used to play later became mine; Erik showed me how to use harmonics when tuning the guitar. The styles of music filling our house while I was growing up was a wonderful mix of jazz, bossa nova, folk, bluegrass, and rock 'n' roll. I think a bit of all of that comes out in what I play today. My instruments are flute, acoustic guitar, and voice. Concerts   2009 in Berlin
Jan. 29  Salon Petra
Feb. 12   Antje Oeklesund
Feb. 28   Frosch Koenig
April 2   Al2 Cocktail Bar
April 17   Johann Rose
June 21   Fete de La Musique
June 27   Kvartira Nr. 62
July  1   Wendel Cafe
July 26   Le Gavroche
Aug. 13   Goldman's Bar
Aug. 29   Wendel Cafe Hoffest
Sep. 16   Soupanova
Sep. 18    Fabisch Restaurant
Sep. 23   Lauschangriff
Oct. 18   Al Hamra
Oct. 30   Sony Center Cinestar
Nov.  8   Fabisch Restaurant
Dec.  2   Lauschangriff
Dec. 10   Goldman's Bar
Dec. 11   Sony Center Cinestar
Dec. 19   Ex'n'Pop
Dec. 20   Fabisch Restaurant
Dec. 26   Cafe Hofperle at Nuekoellner Oper
Concerts   2010 in Berlin
Jan. 6   Bar Liberacion
Jan. 17   Beumer and Lutum Waldcafe
Jan. 29   Sony Center Cinestar
Feb. 2   Lagari
Feb. 18   Haus der Sinne
Feb. 23   East of Eden
Mar. 6   Friedrich
Mar. 18   Jamerica Restaurant
Mar. 26   Sony Center Cinestar
April 1   Jamerica Restaurant
April 18   Fabisch Restaurant
April 22   Stiftung Starke at Loewenpalais
April 25   Cafe Hofperle at Nuekoellner Oper
May 13   Jamerica Restaurant
May 16   Fabisch Restaurant
May 21   Zimmer 16
July 9   Fabisch Restaurant
Aug 6   Sony Center
Sept 3   Sony Center
Sept 22   Madonna
Oct 8   Sony Center