Rachel Harrington has been doing things in the wrong order for quite some time. She had extensive radio play before performing her first live show, and she opened for Grammy winners and nominees before her debut full-length record was even a glimmer in her eye.
Reared among the Pentecostal pines of Oregon, Harrington’s rural gospel roots shone through on her 2004 living room demo. That humble four-song EP spent 13 weeks on the AMA chart and garnered the Seattle siren stellar reviews. By 2006, Rachel was touring with her songwriting hero, Guy Clark, winning national songwriting awards, and performing at large festivals.
Now, from the crossroads of country, folk and bluegrass, comes her debut, The Bootlegger’s Daughter. Featuring some of the Northwest’s finest musicians, and co-produced with two-time Grammy winner Garey Shelton, the disc officially released on SkinnyDennis Records in May 2007. In short order, the cd has made its way around the globe, becoming a top-shelf spin on Bob Harris’s renowned BBC program, hitting 1 on the Euro-Americana Chart, and climbing into the Top 40 on the esteemed Americana Music Association’s radio chart in the US.
