Rebecca Haviland and Whiskey Heart

Rebecca Haviland and Whiskey Heart, a roots rock Americana band based in New York, consists of bassist Chris Anderson (Martin Sexton), drummer Kenny Shaw (Dispatch) and B3 player Todd Caldwell (Crosby Stills and Nash).  Rebecca’s big vocals and intimate songwriting accompanied by her soulful band break new barriers with their unique form of Americana. Their album Bright City Lights released in 2018 was called “hauntingly beautiful” by Paste Magazine, and “the rare seven song disc that deserves to be stretched to a full length” by Chronogram.  After completing a tour opening for Martin Sexton in 2018, Rebecca and her band released two live albums, Sun Studio Sessions Volume 1 and Volume 2, tracked across two late night recording sessions at the famous Sun Studio in Memphis, TN where artists like Elvis and Johnny Cash made their first recordings.  Their episode of Sun Studio Sessions Live taped for PBS and other public television stations is airing now nationwide.  Rebecca Haviland and Whiskey Heart released a holiday themed album on Five and Dime Records entitled, "A Holiday To Remember," in 2022, featuring a collection of holiday favorites and originals written by Rebecca.  Her most recent release is a series of covers including the Tom Wait's tune, “Picture In A Frame,” which has received over 100,000 streams on Spotify.

Rebecca, the granddaughter of jazz musicians, got her start at a young age when her father started sneaking her into bars at the age of 13 to sit in with her uncle's blues band.  Her first album with Rebecca Haviland and Whiskey Heart, released in 2012, received awards in the International Songwriting Competition and Unsigned Only Competition.  After a year playing keyboards and guitar for multi-platinum selling pop artist Rachel Platten, which included television performances on Ellen and Good Morning America with performances across North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, Rebecca decided to head back in the studio with a collection of songs inspired by her travels and her love for American roots music.

"Bright City Lights" was released in April of 2018 and produced by Don DiLego (Jesse Malin, Hollis Brown) at Atomic Sound in Brooklyn featuring the singles, "Bright City Lights," and "You and I."  The music video for "You and I" received a nomination in the International Songwriting Competition category for best music video.

Early 2019 brought the release of two live albums, tracked in two separate late night sessions at the famous Sun Studio in Memphis, TN where artists like Elvis and Johnny Cash made their first recordings.  Volume 1 features a collection of originals and covers including the John Prine song Angel From Montgomery, and Slipped Tripped Fell In Love by artist Ann Peebles.  Volume 2 features original songs taped for the band's episode of Sun Studio Sessions Live airing now on public television and PBS stations nationwide.

Rebecca is currently in the studio with her band working on a new album with producer Paul Loren.  The album features 11 original songs, recorded with her band in Nashville, TN, and scheduled to be released in Spring of 2024. 

"Singer-Songwriter Rebecca Haviland is breaking new barriers with her eclectic form of Americana. The songstress, who is frequenting the road with the legendary Martin Sexton this Fall, is making a name for herself in her own right. The enchanting piece "Bright City Lights," is just one of many superb tunes that Haviland has in her repertoire." -  No Depression

“Rebecca Haviland asserts her individual voice as an expressive force on the passion-fueled Bright City Lights, a gritty exploration of identity and culture.”  – Atwood Magazine

 “Bright City Lights is beautifully haunting from start to finish” – Paste Magazine

 “Her impeccable singles and haunting vocals makes us crave more and more... from start to finish she entices with skillfully crafted songs that outdo themselves within every listen.” – No Depression

" New York’s Rebecca Haviland and Whiskey Heart have been creating quite a stir lately with their organic blend of Indie-Pop goodness with a dose of Folk tendencies on the side" - Brokelyn

"Haviland is truly a musical treat to remember. A little bit of rock-infused pop for your ears, classic elements and a little folk are mixed throughout which brings a brilliant and noteworthy sound to the masses." - Buzzfeed

 "Bright City Lights" rips open the album of the same name with a big rock sound—a drum roll, tough guitars, and a push of organ. It fairly screams "roots," and it makes good on that promise at every turn, echoing the best elements of the Wallflowers, Ryan Adams's Cardinals, and an imaginarily distaff Black Crowes. Whiskey Heart may be Rebecca Haviland's band, but the term describes the honeyed bourbon strut of her voice as well. The languid "Secrets of My Heart," with its sweet Southern horns, could actually be sung by Chris Robinson; "Goodbye" might have been tracked in Muscle Shoals, rather than Brooklyn; and the piano-based "You and I" shares an urge with Tift Merritt, but with Haviland's added smoke. Coproduced by Don Dilego, Bright City Lights is the rare seven-song disc that deserves to stretch to a full dozen tunes." - Chronogram

"Onstage she brings the songs to another level, as her voice goes above expectations and her instrumentation carries it home." - Independent Artist Buzz

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