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The Kansas City Star “There’s (listening) gold in these discs”
January 18th, 2007 at 7:04pmThey may not be chartbusters, but these soon-to-come CDs are sound winners.
Elana James, “Elana James” (Snarf Records)
Around here, folks know her as Elana Fremerman, the fiddler in the now-defunct Hot Club of Cowtown. When that band imploded unexpectedly, she toured with Dylan for a while, contemplated a future outside music, then gathered some friends and ringers in Austin – including Johnny Gimble on fiddle/mandolin – and made this appealing record. The 13 songs include several originals and covers of Dylan (“One More Night”) and Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn (“I Don’t Mind”). The fiddle is still her forte, but her songwriting and vocals are gaining on it rapidly. (Feb. 27)
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Thank you, Eliza, for including me in this!
From a few weeks back in my front yard! With Whit Smith on guitar + Hot Club of Cowtown's newest member, Zack Sapunor, on upright bass :)An windy evening in Elana's front yard! With Whit Smith on guitar, Elana James fiddling and singing, and newest Hot Club of Cowtown member Zack Sapunor on up...
Love the NCTA! Here's a little postcard from the wilderness with my "other" trio....
National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA)
Elana James of Hot Club of Cowtown spent some extended time during the pandemic in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the company of her fiddle and her animal friends Maple and Lupa. Listen as they share “Lupa’s Waltz,” a beautiful tune written by Elana, followed by the traditional Texas fiddle song “Big Taters in Sandy Land.”
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Very nice ! Peaceful, relaxing sound !
Elana my sweetheart!
Beautiful
You are one of the best Elana❤️
Always with that infectious smile!
Excited to say the Hot Club of Cowtown is featured on Nick Spitzer's wonderful radio show American Routes this week. A bucket list wish for me! The show is up online now (link below), and will broadcast in most US markets on Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy! This picture is us doing the interview at the National Folk Festival in Salisbury, MD in 2019 :)
www.americanroutes.org/archives/show/1188/Swinging-with-Mockingbirds-and-Milk-Cows-Los-Cenzontles...
Screen shot from a video Maple, Lupa and I made in the wilderness of the Sierras a few weeks ago for the National Council for the Traditional Arts. Will share video once they post it✨💫🎻🐾🐾🐎
