Biography:

“Rebecca’s compositions crackle with originality, with beautiful melodies and clever original lyrics. Her music is infectious and intelligent as it takes you on a journey. I never tire of Rebecca’s music. It’s challenging, smart and engaging on so many levels.” Barry Allen, award winning producer and engineer

Rebecca Lappa may be Canada’s best kept secret – until now. The Canadian Folk Music Awards recipient and Edmonton Music Awards winner is Canada’s brightest new voice. The Judges choice for CBC Searchlight’s Top 100, her music is a blend of folk, pop and rock, that showcases her powerful vocals, storytelling, and thought provoking lyrics.

In December 2017, Rebecca released her new folk-rock EP, “Spirit”. It features the song “Valiant of Vimy” that won the Lieutenant Governor’s Spirit of Vimy contest and a trip to Vimy Ridge. Reuniting with her CFMA winning team of Barry Allen and Gord Matthews from Homestead Recorders, the songs on the EP reflect the human spirit and highlight courage, adventure, change and love. Rebecca was honoured to perform “Valiant of Vimy” at the City of Edmonton’s televised Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Butterdome for 5000 people. The EP reached #1 on CJSR’s Top 30 and #6 on the national Folk/Roots/Clues chart on Jan.16/18. Rebecca embarked on a 20 date, “Spirit of Adventure Tour” to Toronto and back, while she attends Canada’s Music Incubator (CMI) this March and April. Rebecca received the Bell Media Prize to attend CMI.

The “Spirit” EP is a follow-up to her Factor JSR funded genre blurring CD, “Reckless Heart”. Debuting at # 1 on CJSR’s Top 30 and #10 on iTunes Singer/Songwriter Album chart in November 2016, “Reckless Heart” continued to chart on many stations including 5 weeks on CILU Thunder Bay's Top 10 Folk/Roots/Blues Chart. Her producer Russell Broom captured a nomination for Producer of the Year of this CD at the 2017 Western Canada Music Awards. Two songs on the CD received songwriting recognition: Crawl- was the winner of the 2015 Calgary Festival Songwriting Contest and Bonnie and Clyde- is a semi-finalist in the 2017 International Song writing Contest.

Always improving her songcraft, Rebecca was selected for the SOCAN Songhouse at 2017 Break Out West, the Open Chair for the Songwriters Association of Canada Songworks Camp in Edmonton in August 2016 and the Prairie Winter Songwriter Retreat in Winnipeg in February 2016. She’s collaborated with notable songwriters such as Nuela Charles, Jay Semko, Mariel Buckley, Chloe Albert, Rob Heath, Beth Portman, Byran Finlay, Lexi Strate, Lynn Tessari, Doug Folkins, Kendra Kay and with producers Dan Davidson, Davor Vulama, and Troy Sampson. She has a publishing deal with Washington Street Publishing in Nashville. Her songwriting has been recognized with wins in the 2017 Lieutenant Governor's Spirit of Vimy contest, at the Calgary Folk Festival Songwriting contest in 2013 and 2015, the SongRise Shine My Demo contest, as a Top 6 finalist in the All-Albertan contest, a top 5 prize winner in The Bear’s “Open for Gene Simmons” contest and a top 10 finalist in the 2017 “My United Way Voice” contest.

Having wowed fans across Canada and twice as a finalist in the“She’s the One” Contest at the Ottawa Blues Festival, this summer Rebecca and The Revelry are heading West. Since forming in 2016, they have performed at over 100 events and opened for the Pistol Whips, Leeroy Stagger, Jenn Grant, and Sam Tudor. The Revelry is made up of MacEwan University trained musicians: Nick Samoil on keys, Madi Myhre on bass and Peter Joshua on drums.