2008-06-13 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
I've know Eilen and Jay from way back when I lived in Boston. I used to see them play at my favorite dive bars, and I've kept listening over the years. I have so many wonderful memories listing to their music that I've lost count. Everyone I play... (Read full review at Amazon)
2008-06-07 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
There's a reason why there are 10 reviews of this album and all are 5 stars. This is the perfect mix of a beautiful voice, a well-played fiddle, and an exquisite steel guitar. (Read full review at Amazon)
2008-03-21 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
Because we ALL need to know her.
While nothing can replace one of her concerts, as she becomes more and more popular, I find myself listening to this CD more often than ever.
Her beautiful voice is only equaled by her heartfelt,... (Read full review at Amazon)
It's hard to tell where the traditional ends and the original begins in the music of Eilen Jewell, a sweet-voiced young singer who steeps her material in the hard times of old, reviving the stories and musical styles of the Depression. On her own "Rich Man's World," she casts herself as a "lonely rambler girl" while conjuring comparisons with Gillian Welch. Another original, "In the End," sounds uncannily like Lucinda Williams, while a revival of Eric Andersen's train-hopping "Dusty Boxcar Wall" and the double-entendre blues of the traditional "If You Catch Me Stealing" reinforce the sense of Jewell as a musical throwback to a time before she was born. Yet there are timeless pleasures here as well: a bittersweet reading of Charlie Rich's "Thanks a Lot," an understated, harmony-laden rendition of Bob Dylan's "Walking Down the Line," the sultry cantina twang of her original "Too Hot to Sleep." When the musical arrangements aren't generic Hot Club and the songs seem more like role-playing, Jewell sounds like a singer with enough promise to develop her own identity. --Don McLeese
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