Category Archives: Music

Travel trip-ups

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Elaine Romanelli

The west coast tour started not so auspiciously, with a ride on a shuttle headed to the wrong airport. (I mean, I *could* have walked back from New Jersey. Eventually.) But I figured it out before we crossed the river, … Continue reading →

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Once

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Elaine Romanelli

About once a year, I make it to a Broadway show. This year (thanks to my brother) it was the musical Once (based on the movie Once). It was terrific. It was also oddly like watching a scene from my … Continue reading →

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January newsletter: west coast tour dates + cool promo video

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Elaine Romanelli

Hello all! In case you’re not signed up for my newsletter (which you can remedy with the form on the right side bar), you can click through to FanBridge (my newsletter hosting service) to see the latest news: Read the … Continue reading →

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Nashville star (for a week)

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Elaine Romanelli

As some of you know, I have had the coolest possible start to the month: I got flown in to Nashville to record on another artist’s album. The artist is SONiA, of disappear fear, the album comes in April, worldwide, … Continue reading →

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NERFA 2012

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Elaine Romanelli

I am too tired to explain coherently what it is like to attend the NorthEastern Regional Folk Alliance Conference (NERFA). Here is the incoherent summary. Exhaustion. Music everywhere. Many, many people, some new. Lots of hugging, listening, smiling. Performing, collaborating, … Continue reading →

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Music Conference Madness

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Elaine Romanelli

So, I’ve been to two music conferences (and a conference-ette!) this year so far, and what I have to say about them is, they are all-consuming. You step inside a hotel, and that is the end of the outside world … Continue reading →

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a Purple Fiddle and some Black Water

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Elaine Romanelli

Who woulda thunk I’d find my way to the mountains of West Virginia twice in one year? But I did. I had a mini-residency at The Purple Fiddle. Remember this place?   The area is beautiful, especially if you are … Continue reading →

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Save the ‘it’!

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Elaine Romanelli

I recently read an article by Fred Plotkin about how the singers and the singing in opera are being devalued in favor of marketing considerations. It’s an insightful read, and it holds just as true for indie and pop music … Continue reading →

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Residency Results

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Elaine Romanelli

I totally did it! Go me! Quite surprised to find myself on the other side of my week with a handful of new songs, and a wholly different experience of writing. The place: The building: My work space:  The results: … Continue reading →

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I am a resident artist!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Elaine Romanelli

Normally when I write music, it takes place in various not-so-public places; in my sleep, in the shower, in my pajamas in the living room. But for a week I’m relocating to a retreat center of sorts, to write publicly, … Continue reading →

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