Rachel Ries
Daughter of Mennonite missionaries, Ms. Rachel Ries hails from the inspiring, vast expanses of South Dakota, by way of Zaire. Her formative years were filled with Congolese spirituals, Mennonite hymns and her mom singing her to sleep with The Carpenters. In her life these days, the choirs have turned into bands, the churches into clubs but her mom can still sing like Karen Carpenter. Classically trained in voice, piano, violin and viola, Rachel marries sophisticated, at times vintage, musicality to smart lyrics. With a self-taught guitar style reminiscent of Mississippi John Hurt and vocals that at times recall Billie Holiday and early Maria Muldaur, her songs range from the romantic simplicity of jazz standards to the distilled intensity of poet Anne Sexton. Ms. Ries has an adventurous e
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Genre & Licence Profile
| Genre | Tracks |
|---|---|
| Folk | 9 |
- Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative — 5
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci — 4
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I See It Coming | Live on WFMU's Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison – August 10, 2013 | 2013 | 3m 50s | 1,050 |
| Adrian | Live on WFMU's Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison – August 10, 2013 | 2013 | 3m 22s | 964 |
| Ghost | Live on WFMU with Irene Trudel – September 15, 2014 | 2014 | 4m 45s | 727 |
| Ghost | Live on WFMU's Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison – August 10, 2013 | 2013 | 4m 47s | 638 |
| Standing Still | Live on WFMU with Irene Trudel – September 15, 2014 | 2014 | 2m 55s | 610 |
| Willow | Live on WFMU's Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison – August 10, 2013 | 2013 | 2m 56s | 577 |
| Holiest Day | Live on WFMU's Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison – August 10, 2013 | 2013 | 4m 10s | 423 |
| Holiest Day | Live on WFMU with Irene Trudel – September 15, 2014 | 2014 | 3m 58s | 180 |
| Adrian | Live on WFMU with Irene Trudel – September 15, 2014 | 2014 | 3m 20s | 170 |
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- 134 Big Blood tracks
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- 57 David Rovics tracks
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- 42 Night Viking tracks
- 31 Kelly Latimore tracks
- 31 Garm tracks
Track Catalogue
9 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost [103] | Live on WFMU with Irene Trudel – September 15, 2014 2014 | Folk | 4m 45s | 727 | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci |
| Adrian [103] | Live on WFMU with Irene Trudel – September 15, 2014 2014 | Folk | 3m 20s | 170 | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci |
| Holiest Day [103] | Live on WFMU with Irene Trudel – September 15, 2014 2014 | Folk | 3m 58s | 180 | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci |
| Standing Still [103] | Live on WFMU with Irene Trudel – September 15, 2014 2014 | Folk | 2m 55s | 610 | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci |
| Willow [17, 103] | Live on WFMU's Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison – August 10, 2013 2013 | Folk | 2m 56s | 577 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| Holiest Day [17, 103] | Live on WFMU's Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison – August 10, 2013 2013 | Folk | 4m 10s | 423 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| Ghost [17, 103] | Live on WFMU's Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison – August 10, 2013 2013 | Folk | 4m 47s | 638 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| I See It Coming [17, 103] | Live on WFMU's Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison – August 10, 2013 2013 | Folk | 3m 50s | 1,050 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| Adrian [17, 103] | Live on WFMU's Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison – August 10, 2013 2013 | Folk | 3m 22s | 964 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |