You'll find her at the end of the bar, mixing up a dark folk-rock espresso with a shot of bluegrass and a hint of jazz. Her smoldering alto and guitar combine to create an intimate and varied show that often includes works by other Vermont songwriters. She has performed throughout New England at coffeehouses, bars, events, festivals, and weddings.



She performs solo as a singer and guitarist, with her rocked up poer trio the Rebecca Padula Band, and most recently as part of the roots music duo Rik & Bec with multi-instrumentalist Rik Palieri. Rik & Bec draw from the deep well of traditional American music from early ballads, blues and banjo tunes through the folk revival of Seeger and Guthrie through to their own originals, employing a variety of instruments along the way.

Rebecca holds a double degree in music and journalism from St. Michael's College. She has penned more than 40 original songs and released 3 independent albums: "Fire & Water" (2008), "Time, Speed & Distance" (2003), and "Waterfront" (1997).

She has written for a number of New England print publications, is a documentary filmmaker, and an advocate for media literacy and free speech. Since January 2004, she has been producer/director of The Instant Coffeehouse, a monthly public access TV program that showcases contemporary singer-songwriters. Her film, "Margaret's Waltz" about Vermont's first lady of folk, Margaret MacArthur, was named Best Documentary Event of 2007 by the Northeast Regional Alliance for Community Media.

She studied classical vocal techniques and jazz, before finding her way to folk music through contemporary artists like Patty Larkin, Richard Shindell and Dar Williams.

She has opened for Patty Larkin, Sally Taylor, Vance Gilbert, Rachel Bissex, Rod McDonald, Gregory Douglass, and Jim’s Big Ego. She was a founding member of the Burlington, VT songwriter’s Co-Operative (1999), a finalist in the Solar Fest songwriter’s competition (2000)and an alternate (2004), a finalist in the Philadelphia Songwriters Project’s road songs contest (2004), winner of the Vermont Peace Song contest (2007), and White Light Fund NERFA Scholarship recipient (2007).

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