Whether forging original work, including on her stellar 2006 debut, 2011’s Queen of the Minor Key, and 2015’s Sundown Over Ghost Town, or offering cogent interpretations as with 2010’s Butcher Holler: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn and 2017’s Down Hearted […]
Eilen Jewell’s new album, Gypsy, opens with “Crawl,” a bluesy/honky-tonk tune bolstered by Jerry Miller’s chorus-y guitar part and Katrina Nicolayeff’s wending fiddle. “I want solitude, don’t want to be alone,” Jewell sings, “want to put down roots, want to […]
“While performing, I see that people are able to forget their differences and join as one in the moment; my hope is for that moment to last. If we can make that moment last, the world will be a better […]
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This week ND’s photographers again get to shine. This time they select their outstanding albums of the year. As with last week’s picks of the year’s best performances, diversity rules as no two selected the same album. From legends to […]
Eilen Jewell and her band at the Rolling Rootsy Revue-festival in Falkenberg, Sweden.
Eilen Jewell’s voice has always been from another era. From her earliest country folk to the country shuffles, western swing and hot club jazz that have filled out her catalog, Jewell’s often had at least one peep-toed shoe in the […]
On Americana Music Show #371, you’ll hear the brand new blues album from Eilen Jewell. This album has “best of the year” written all over it. There’s not a weak track on it. You will also hear some amazingly subversive […]
Who says a musician has to stay in their genre? Recent releases we’ve reviewed have singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell paying loving tribute to the blues and bluesman Jonny Lang exploring songs of faith. Also don’t miss our takes on a new album from Son […]
