Electronic Press Kit
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Indie on the move Profile:
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Eric Elliott Music
A young and enthusiastic mountain dulcimer player, songwriter, and singer, Eric Elliott combines a respect for traditional acoustic music with a love of classic folk-rock to create a fresh and energetic style of mountain dulcimer music. Influenced by the dulcimer music and playing style of Force & d'Ossché, Eric's playing is upbeat, rhythmic, and fun to watch. Combine this technical instrumental skill with his thoughtful songwriting and melodic voice, and you have a unique, redefined genre of folk-pop/Americana dulcimer music that hearkens to the early songs of Paul Simon, Mimi and Richard Farina, Wilco, and other contemporary folk artists.
Eric has played in bars, coffee shops, farmers' markets, back porches, and concert halls across the country for audiences of over 100 people, and has produced and released various collaborations with other talented musicians, including three studio albums with the San Antonio-based folk-rock band Jasper's Cast, in which Eric played dulcimer and sang lead vocals. In December of 2014, Eric released his first solo mountain dulcimer album, "Dots and Lines" through 3 Strings Records. It is a diverse and heartfelt collection of original folk-pop songs featuring both the acoustic and electric mountain dulcimer, and it redefines the instrument for a new generation of young songwriters.
Eric now lives and plays music in Seattle, WA, and is currently recording songs for a new Jasper's Cast album and a second solo dulcimer album.
Eric has played in bars, coffee shops, farmers' markets, back porches, and concert halls across the country for audiences of over 100 people, and has produced and released various collaborations with other talented musicians, including three studio albums with the San Antonio-based folk-rock band Jasper's Cast, in which Eric played dulcimer and sang lead vocals. In December of 2014, Eric released his first solo mountain dulcimer album, "Dots and Lines" through 3 Strings Records. It is a diverse and heartfelt collection of original folk-pop songs featuring both the acoustic and electric mountain dulcimer, and it redefines the instrument for a new generation of young songwriters.
Eric now lives and plays music in Seattle, WA, and is currently recording songs for a new Jasper's Cast album and a second solo dulcimer album.
Press:
"Eric Elliott’s new album is evocative and excellent. This is a mountain dulcimer player (both acoustic and electric) … and guitar, bass, piano, drum, and percussion player, but don’t forget composer, arranger and singer … to watch. Now everyone, get busy figuring out how to accomplish all this seamlessly before you’re 30 years old. It’s young players like Eric that inspire the dulcimer community to greater heights just by being thoughtful and skillful musicians themselves. Thanks Eric!”
-Bonnie Carol, award-winning mountain and hammered dulcimer musician, instructor, and builder
“Find your fix of bluegrass-influenced jamming with Jasper's Cast. These four young musicians wield mandolins and dulcimers like they were flying Vs and pass up angst in favor of good-vibe harmonies.”
-Callie Enlow, San Antonio Magazine
-Bonnie Carol, award-winning mountain and hammered dulcimer musician, instructor, and builder
“Find your fix of bluegrass-influenced jamming with Jasper's Cast. These four young musicians wield mandolins and dulcimers like they were flying Vs and pass up angst in favor of good-vibe harmonies.”
-Callie Enlow, San Antonio Magazine
Sample Songs:
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Sample Set lists:
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One hour casual setlist (with covers):
Newgrass Ramble On (Led Zeppelin) Oh No! You Can Call me Al (Paul Simon) Holding On 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Richard Thompson) Door to Door All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem) Get Lucky (Daft Punk) Cornwall (Force/d'Ossche) The Sodapop Blues In the Middle of It ->Newgrass (reprise) |
One hour casual setlist (no covers):
Newgrass Holding On Prairie Dog Town Oh No! Door to Door City Lights pt. 2 -> The March Under the Devil's Thumb So Good Amateur Nephologist The Sodapop Blues Are You Waiting? In the Middle of It -> Newgrass (reprise) |
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One hour traditional setlist:
Cornwall (Force/d'Ossche) Wildwood Flower (traditional) Prairie Dog Town The Rainbow Connection (Williams/Ascher) Under the Devil's Thumb Blackbird -> Mother Nature's Son (Lennon/McCartney) Thunderwalk (traditional) Moon River -> Hallelujah (Mancini/Mercer/Buckley) Wellyn (Force/d'Ossche) 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Richard Thompson) Newgrass |
Three hour casual setlist (with covers):
Amateur Nephologist City Lights pt. 2 -> The March Ramble On (Led Zeppelin) Oh No! You Can Call me Al (Paul Simon) Holding On Are You Waiting? Dead Flowers (The Rolling Stones) Tainted Love (Ed Cobb) Kamera (Wilco) Bayous Me 'n Julio (Paul Simon) Prairie Dog Town The Rainbow Connection (Williams/Ascher) Under the Devil's Thumb |
Blackbird -> Mother Nature's Son (Lennon/McCartney)
Thunderwalk (traditional) Moon River -> Hallelujah (Mancini/Mercer/Buckley) Door to Door All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem) Get Lucky (Daft Punk) Cornwall (Force/d'Ossche) The Sodapop Blues In the Middle of It Wellyn (Force/d'Ossche) 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Richard Thompson) Newgrass 21 Lines Whattaboudit? Beat Poets I Believe in a Thing Called Love (The Darkness) Graceland (Paul Simon) |
Official Downloads:
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