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 Biography
Rebecca
Moore - THE INKY JUICE
Rebecca Moore has just been nominated for the Best Female Vocalist
Award at the 2008 Newcastle Music Awards. She recently performed
at the Cobargo Folk Festival, and will be appearing at the Newcastle
Blues Festival 2008, and the 2009 Illawarra Folk Festival.
Rebecca has supported some of Australia’s best blues and
roots artists such as Xavier Rudd, the John Butler Trio, Melanie
Horsnell, Jez, Archie Roach and the Back Sliders (Rob Hirst of
Midnight Oil). She has played shows with The Church, Margaret Urlich
and Things of Stone and Wood.
In 2007 Rebecca placed equal first in the People's Choice Award
of the Good Folk Song Competition at the Brunswick Hotel in Melbourne.
She also placed third in the Grand Final of the same competition.
Rebecca is currently working on her next album. The newest demo
from this record is “Storm in the Weather”. This song
is currently available at www.myspace.com/rebeccamooresydney. A
live recording of another new track from the album titled "Deep
Down", placed in the top 100 of the Acoustic category of the
Musicoz Awards. (December 2006)
In 2001 Rebecca won the APRA Professional Development Award in
the Rock category which meant she received major national industry
recognition for her songwriting. This award provided Rebecca with
$10,000 which financed a UK tour and also her EP "Butterfly
Catcher", engineered by Jen Anderson in Melbourne , featuring
Grant Cummerford (Jeff Lang/Matt Walker/Xavier Rudd) on Bass.
Rebecca was a top five Finalist in the ABC Newcastle Music Awards
Blues and Roots Award, 2004. The song "Desert" featured
on Rebecca's debut album "The Uluru Concept", which featured
Gavin Shoesmith and Jason McGann of the original John Butler Trio.
Her songs "Tall Ships", "ICBM" and "Oh
Father" placed in the semi-finals of the 2005 ABC Newcastle
Music Awards. In 2005 Rebecca also placed second in the BLU FM
89.1 Songwriting Competition in the Blue Mountains NSW.
Past performances include the Peats Ridge Festival 2007; the Cygnet
Folk Festival Tasmania; Earthstomp Yallingup WA; The Kashmir Klub
London; 12 Bar London; Ruby Sessions Dublin Ireland; The Corner
Hotel Melbourne; The Vanguard, The Annandale Hotel and The Basement,
Sydney; Artsrage Perth and Mojo's, Western Australia .
In 2005/6 Rebecca was Music Director and co-ordinator of the Acoustic
Music Series at the Star of the Sea Theatre in Manly. The 2006
programme featured some of Australia’s best Acoustic Roots
music talent including Jeff Lang, Melanie Horsnell, Rebecca Moore,
Trapazoid, Nathan Kaye and Ashley Davies and Matt Walker.
In 2008 Rebecca played a six week residency at the Uluru Resort,
her fifth consecutive year at the Kilmore Celtic Festival and a
winter residency at the Mt Guthega Alpine Hotel, NSW. Rebecca completed
a tour to the Northern Territory in October 2007.
Rebecca has featured on many radio shows including Triple J's Morning
Show, Creatures of the Spotlight, and Roots n' all, as well as
countless independent stations both in Australia and overseas.
She is a gifted songwriter with ability to transport audiences
on an emotional and metaphorical journey. She has been compared
to Tracey Chapman, Tori Amos, and Joni Mitchell; however she maintains
a distinct individuality and an awesome creative presence.
www.myspace.com/rebeccamooresydney
ph 0401260996
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