Eilen Jewell

Eilen Jewell

Eilen Jewell - 2013
Background information
Birth name Eilen Jewell
Born April 6, 1979
Boise, Idaho, United States
Origin Boise, ID, USA
Genres Americana
Blues
Country
Folk
Gospel
Honky Tonk
Rockabilly
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter,
Instruments Vocals
Guitar
Harmonica
Years active 1998present
Labels Signature Sounds
Associated acts The Sacred Shakers
Website Eilen Jewell Official Site

Eilen Jewell (born April 6, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter from Boise, Idaho. She has released four albums of music.

Early life and education

Jewell grew up in Boise, Idaho and attended college in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[1][2]

Career

Jewell began her musical career when she began busking on the streets of Sante Fe while attending college.[1] She then moved to Los Angeles and performed on the streets of Venice Beach.[1] Jewell moved to Massachusetts and began performing at local music clubs. [1]

In December 2005, Jewell recorded a "live demo" album called Nowhere in Time and later recorded the album Boundary County with Jason Beek on percussion, Daniel Kellar on violin, Jerry Glenn Miller on guitars and Johnny Sciascia on upright bass.[3][4][5]

Jewell and her band in Buffalo, NY, 2011.

Her album Letters From Sinners & Strangers, was recorded at the Signature Sounds studio in Pomfret, Connecticut.[6]

In early 2009 Jewell released the album "Sea of Tears" [7] which was called a "startling departure" by a Sydney Morning Herald music critic.[8]

In 2010, Jewell released the album Butcher Holler, an album of Loretta Lynn covers and in 2011, her fourth album of original music, Queen of the Minor Key.[9]

Jewell and her band toured the U.S., Canada, Europe,[10] the UK and Australia beginning in 2005 including performances at South by Southwest and NPR's World Cafe.[11]

Discography

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Amy Atkins (August 29, 2007). "Wide Open Spaces". Boise Weekly. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. Jacksonville.com, Music Notes: Eilen Jewell, Roger Bull, May 8, 2009, Retrieved July 2011
  3. Acoustic Music, album review, Retrieved July 2011
  4. Lankford, Ronnie D. Boundary County at AllMusic
  5. NPR, Sept 3 2007, Eilen Jewell: Songs from 'Sinners and Strangers', David Dye, Retrieved July 2011
  6. RTR Community Radio Station, album review, Retrieved July 2011
  7. Munro, Stuart (April 27, 2009). "Eilen Jewell, 'Sea of Tears'". The Boston Globe.
  8. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), May 9–10, 2009.
  9. USA Today, New Podcast, July 29, 2011, Retrieved July 2011
  10. Östnäs, Magnus. "Folkscenens nya stjärna i Uppsala". Uppsala Nya Tidning. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  11. NPR,Eilen Jewell: Songs from Sinners and Strangers, David Dye, Sept 2 2007, Retrieved July 2007

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