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Title:	Eilen Jewell
Date:	7/15/2022 (Friday)
Address:	Rockport Music, 37 Main Street
Location:	Rockport, MA
Hours:	8:00 PM
Cost/Cover:	TICKETS: $29 \| $24
Web Page:	https://rockportmusic.org/eilen-jewell/
Contact Info:	call 978.546.7391.

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Eilen Jewell

Finding a sweet spot between folk, blues, surf rock and classic country, Idaho-bred singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell has created her own particularly addictive brand of Americana. She’ll be making her Rockport Music debut touring in support of her most recent release, the critically-adored Gypsy.

The Boise native actually made her name out in these parts, blazing through the vibrant Boston/Cambridge roots music scene in the mid 2000’s. Records like Letters from Sinners and Strangers, Queen of the Minor Key and Sundown Over Ghost Town showcased a singer and songwriter of uncommon skill and singular style, reminiscent of folk heroes like Gillian Welch one minute, then country icon Loretta Lynn another, only to recall blues legend Bessie Smith the next—yet finding a distinct voice all her own.

For well over a decade, Jewell and her tight quartet has toured relentlessly for legions of fans from Boston to Boise and Madrid to Melbourne, playing large festivals, theaters, rock clubs, and coffeehouses. The group has shared stages with the likes of Lucinda Williams, Loretta Lynn, Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson, George Jones, Emmylou Harris, and Blind Boys of Alabama. In addition to six of her own full-length albums, Jewell has released two albums with her country-gospel side-project, the Sacred Shakers; a tribute album to Loretta Lynn titled Butcher Holler; and a recent album of rare blues covers, Down Hearted Blues.

Jewell’s most recent record, Gypsy is her first album of original material since 2015. Fusing together rockabilly guitars, dusty country fiddles and dance hall pedal steel licks, Gypsy is a strident and personal record, and easily one of her best.