Singer-Songwriter Egeland Kicks Off Alabama Music Maker Series

By Tommy Fluker

Birmingham native singer-songwriter Rebecca Egeland has been sharing her original songs on YouTube since 2013, giving a growing audience a peek into her range of vocal and instrumental talents.

Singing since childhood, Egeland discovered the ukulele in college when a dorm neighbor invited her to sing along during study breaks at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She would soon receive her first instrument in 2012.

“It was the last gift my mom ever gave me,” said Egeland, whose mother died in January 2013. Soon after, Egeland began writing songs in her mother’s honor and began performing live in 2016.“Music is a lot of different things for a lot of different people,” said Egeland, a Southern Company Services research specialist. “It bridges gaps between generations, helps people grieve, brings people joy, bridges gaps between languages. It’s something more powerful than any one of us would be.”

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