Category Archives: Music

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Elaine Romanelli

Beautiful People, I have so appreciated your support reading this blog. You know how much I love to write! I truly love writing. But of course as you know I also LOVE to sing! And play piano! And guitar! And … Continue reading →

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it’s official: the CDs are in!

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Elaine Romanelli

THE CDS ARE HERE! WHOO HOOO! Soon they will be in the hands of DJs all across the country (and a few overseas, too)! And then they will be in crowdfunding supporter’s hands. And then on April 21 they will … Continue reading →

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Tough week

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Elaine Romanelli

Wednesday I missed posting because I was at a funeral. Sometimes I’m at funerals to sing professionally, and don’t know the deceased, and sometimes I’m there personally, and not singing. On the occasions it’s both, it’s tough. Crying and singing … Continue reading →

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Celebrate!

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Elaine Romanelli

This Wednesday’s post is in celebration of my album art going to press today. Hooray! Huzzah! Hurrah! It’s getting printed, boys and girls! Let’s dance with abandon!

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Surviving and Thriving: the kicker

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Elaine Romanelli

Part 3 of 3 articles I wrote and published on Music Think Tank about thriving at music conferences. This is the turbo-charge-it summary, so if you’re short on time, read this one! http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/three-tips-to-thrive-at-the-folk-alliance-conference-part-3.html  

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How to Thrive at a Music Conference, part 2

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Elaine Romanelli

Behold: part 2 of a 3-part series I wrote and published on Music Think Tank, about how to survive and thrive at a music conference. http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/three-tips-to-thrive-at-the-folk-alliance-conference-part-2.html

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Three Tips to Thrive at the Folk Alliance conference

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Elaine Romanelli

These posts are in preparation for Folk Alliance International’s annual conference. FAI is the mothership to all the other -erfa’s I’ve mentioned (SERFA, NERFA, SWERFA, etc.). This is part 1 of 3, all originally published on Music Think Tank. http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/three-tips-to-thrive-at-the-folk-alliance-conference-part-1.html

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About Arranging

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Elaine Romanelli

In the last few years, I’ve had the experience repeatedly of writing a song for one instrument and then re-arranging it for another. In music, arranging is not as easy as moving the couch around. It’s more like making a Play-Doh … Continue reading →

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Interlude

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Elaine Romanelli

When I’m not thinking about my career, I am often thinking about food. A recent exchange… ME: You know what might be the ‘new black’? Concerned Friend:  Orange is the new black. Everyone knows that. ME:  No: strawberry frosting! YUMMMM! … Continue reading →

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Making Merry

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Elaine Romanelli

Merry Happy Everything! May your season be full of song.

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