Rebecca riots, 1838-44. These riots in west Wales, coinciding with the chartist agitation, caused the government much concern. They originated as protests against turnpikes which imposed heavy burdens on farmers and local people. They took the form of night attacks on toll-houses and -gates, the rioters often well organized, with blackened faces and wearing women's clothes. Their name came from the biblical reference—‘the seed of Rebecca shall possess the gates of her enemies’ (Gen. 24: 60). The government employed troops, police, and spies to control the situation, but the eventual remedy was an Act of 1844 (7 & 38; 8 Vic. c. 91) to ease and reduce tolls.
Rebecca Riots
| British History: Rebecca riots |
| Artist: Rebecca Riots |
- Genres: Folk
- Representative Albums: "Gardener", "Rebecca Riots", "Live at the Freight and Salvage
Biography
Named after an mid-19th century uprising against the British government in South Wales, the Rebecca Riots is an acoustic folk trio from Berkeley, CA. Andrea Prichett and Eve Decker met at a summer camp where they were both working in 1993. The two spent their evenings playing music together and eventually invited Prichett's guitar teacher, Lisa Zeller, to join them. The three enjoyed playing together so much they decided to form a band and spent the next few years building up a following in the Bay area. In 1995 they released their self-titled debut album, which was followed up by Some Folks in 1998. They began touring nationally to support that album and by the time their next album, Live at the Freight and Salvage, was released in 1999 they had attracted the attention of Appleseed Recordings, who provided them with a record contract and the national distribution that they needed to continue their success. Gardener was released in the spring of 2000 on Appleseed, and featured the kind of sensitive, socially conscious folk music that had characterized their sound for the last seven years. ~ Stacia Proefrock, All Music Guide| Discography: Rebecca Riots |
| Wikipedia: Rebecca Riots (band) |
| Rebecca Riots | |
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| Origin | Berkeley, California, US |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1993 - 2001 |
| Labels | Appleseed Recordings |
| Website | rebeccariots.com |
| Members | |
| Eve Decker Andrea Prichett Lisa Zeiler |
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Rebecca Riots (formerly known as Final Girl) is a female “radical folk” trio founded in 1993 by its members, Andrea Prichett, Lisa Zeiler, and Eve Decker. From 1993-2001 they released four CDs, were signed to Appleseed Recordings, and toured the United States several times. They played the Vancouver Folk Festival, Bumbershoot, the Salina Folk Festival, and regularly sell out multiple shows in Seattle, Portland, and The Freight and Salvage in their home town of Berkeley, California. They have shared stages with Peter Yarrow, Utah Phillips, Laura Love, Street Sounds, Rhiannon, Ulali, Cheryl Wheeler, Sonia of Disappear Fear, Gwen Avery, Alix Dobkin, Alice Stewart, and many other balladeers for social change. Rebecca Riots has done concerts and benefits at folk venues and colleges across the country, supporting causes ranging from Earth First! and other environmental movements to anti-racist work and organizations supporting marginalized people such as homeless, children, and battered women.
From 2002-2006 Rebecca Riots stopped touring, playing one or two shows a year in Berkeley. During that time Lisa had a baby and produced albums for other singer-songwriters, Andrea became a public school teacher and visited Palestine, and Eve did long meditation retreats and released a solo CD based on Buddhist teachings.
The band is now back touring the country and has released its fifth CD, Just As Sure.
Musically Rebecca Riots is upbeat, energized folk music. They do three part harmonies, guitar, mandolin and harmonica. On stage, the three women are charismatic, funny, and inspiring. Songs and between-song banter touch on a range of issues, including combating homophobia; gay-straight alliance; police accountability; healing through interfaith spiritual practice (the three musicians are Christian, Jewish, and Buddhist); caring for the country’s homeless; prisoner’s rights; positive body image for women; building with straw bale; gratitude toward nature; facing death and loss; anti-apartheid work; Palestinian rights; love and support of children and teens; and good old celebratory love songs.
Discography
- Rebecca Riots (1995)
- Some Folks (1998)
- Live at The Freight and Salvage (1999)
- Gardener (2000)
- Just as Sure (2004)
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