Rebecca Riots 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

Bumbershoot

Bumbershoot is an annual international music and arts festival held in Seattle, Washington. One of North America's largest such festivals, it takes place every Labor Day weekend at the 74-acre Seattle Center, which was built for the 1962 World's Fair. Seattle Center includes indoor theaters,...

, the Salina Folk Festival, and regularly sell out multiple shows in Seattle

Seattle, Washington

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, Portland

Portland, Oregon

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, and The Freight and Salvage

The Freight and Salvage

The Freight and Salvage is a nonprofit musical performance venue in Berkeley, California, that primarily hosts folk music and world music acts. It was founded in 1968 and derived its name from the used furniture store that previously occupied the same space on San Pablo Avenue...

 in their home town of Berkeley, California

Berkeley, California

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. They have shared stages with Peter Yarrow

Peter Yarrow

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, Utah Phillips

Utah Phillips

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, Laura Love, Street Sounds, Rhiannon, Ulali

Ulali

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, Cheryl Wheeler

Cheryl Wheeler

Cheryl Wheeler is an American singer-songwriter of contemporary folk music, based in New England. To date, she has recorded several folk albums, and has toured extensively throughout the United States....

, Sonia of Disappear Fear

Disappear fear

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, Gwen Avery, Alix Dobkin

Alix Dobkin

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, 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
  The Freight and Salvage
  The Freight and Salvage is a nonprofit musical performance venue in Berkeley, California, that primarily hosts folk music and world music acts. It was founded in 1968 and derived its name from the used furniture store that previously occupied the same space on San Pablo Avenue...
  
  (1999)
• Gardener (2000)
• Just as Sure (2004)

External links

• Official web site