Rebekah Hawker

On her new EP, Quit My Habit, country-folk singer-songwriter Rebekah Hawker infuses stories of loss—of family, lovers, youth—with wisdom and resilience.
Having established an impressive career at lightning pace through her late twenties—opening for acclaimed acts like The Good Lovelies, Rum Ragged, and Jim Cuddy; and gracing world-class stages like Massey Hall—this EP sees Hawker slowing down and reckoning with what really matters. “I wanted to make songs my sisters and I could sing in the car together,” Hawker explains. Her open-hearted songs run the gamut of country styles—from John Prine’s lore-spinning to Emmylou Harris’ honeyed vocals.
Quit My Habit details Hawker’s significant life changes once the pandemic hit: when her mom passed away in 2021, Rebekah moved back to her family home in the country just outside Barrie, Ontario. The tender-hearted EP sees Hawker leaving the hard grind of Toronto, embracing the forgiving flow of familial life, and inviting old relationships and new songs to blossom.
Hawker is now thirty, sensibly flirty, and humbly thriving. “After decades of crippling self-doubt I’ve finally arrived at this realization: insecurity is boring!” Hawker laughs. ” Quit My Habit sees Hawker making sense of life’s messy circles with a confident smile, a compassionate curiosity, and a deep acceptance of all the beautiful heartache to come.

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