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The Hot Club of Cowtown fiddler Elana James makes it a point to let her folk flag shine high and mightily on Black Beauty.
February 26th, 2015 at 11:45amPrimarily known for her work with the western swing trio the Hot Club of Cowtown, frontwoman and fiddler Elana James has made it a point to let her folk flag shine high and mightily in her solo debut, Black Beauty. Beyond that, James has been eager to show a substantial nod towards innovation in ways that would have been otherwise unfathomable to new listeners expecting a straight Americana album and faithful Cowtown followers alike. Offering her gently discordant vocals to the Grateful Dead’s “Ripple”, James gives the benevolent rock staple a countrified intonation. Meanwhile, on “Hey Beautiful: Last Letter From Iraq”, she creates a lilting traditional folk soundscape around the actual final letter home of US Army Staff Sgt. Juan Campos, who’d died in 2007 while serving.
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Elana James
"A beautiful voice, a fantastic musician,
with the heart and soul of an angel."
-Willie Nelson
NYC, Birdland Jazz Club shows start tonight. xo
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It was great to hear you play in Ridgefield last night! Thanks for saying hi and signing my Limelight ))
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This group is “top notch”. You should see them if you can.
Had a wonderful show in my Mom's honor on Monday night at the Ark. Thanks so much to all of you who were there with us. Here's an update about it and the gofundme update as well, in plain text, without redactions.
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God I loathe Ann Arbor. And I don’t understand why he’s fighting to keep control of a dog he wants nothing to do with. This whole thing is so puzzling to me.
Tonight, Monday, August 3rd @ 8 PM--We're (Hot Club of Cowtown) so looking forward to being back at the Ark in Ann Arbor tonight. This show is dedicated to my Mom, Susan Hammerton, an Ann Arbor resident for more than 30 years who never missed any of our Ann Arbor shows. Tonight will be a regular Hot Club of Cowtown show, but with my Mom highlighted in her beautiful spirit, and also a thank you to all those who have stepped in to help and support me and her memory and wishes since she passed almost two years ago. And that includes so many of you who may be seeing this but can't make it. I'm also updating the gofundme today so if you'd like more information on what's been happening (or not happening) lately with her case and her dog, Isabelle, I'll share that later this afternoon. Link to show in first comment.
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theark.org/event/hot-club-of-cowtown-260803/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22375968173&gbraid=0AAAA...
She was a cool and very pretty lady
Hmm. Maybe I can make the trek down there.