The Rebecca West are (L to R): Matt Hammon, Cameron Dezen Hammon, Alex Dezen
The Rebecca West, a folk trio that has roots in both the East and West Coast, have made a wonderful debut recording titled Lost And Found (which can be purchased on here) and perform concerts mostly in a sparse setting with vocals and 2 guitars that seem to allow a brilliant harmony to reveal itself and resonate, as I witnessed when they opened for Dar Williams at a concert in NYC.
The group’s Cameron Dezen Hammon had a few minutes to speak with me.
CM: Please explain the origin of the name of the group.
Cameron: The Rebecca West is an homage to Rebecca West, British writer, early 20th century. She is acknowledged by some as the first “feminist” writer. She wrote a book about Yugoslavia called “Black Lamb and Grey Falcon,” that’s Matt’s favorite book. We were kicking around names for the band and I suggested Rebecca West, which morphed into “The Rebecca West” Continue reading
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