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LOVE BEING HERE is the ninth recording on Elise's own EMWorld Records label. The title comes from a Peggy Lee song, "I Love Being Here With You." This CD marks a new musical direction for Elise, who for years has been known around Atlanta and around the country as an international folk songstress. LOVE BEING HERE takes Elise in a more jazz and world music direction, with accompaniments including piano, horns, accordion, cello, and southern African 'mbira. |
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Over half the songs are Elise's own compositions. "The Farmer & The Gypsy" is accompanied by a string arrangement by Daniel Brown from the Twittering Machine. "Looking for Ways to Disappear" rocks with Col. Bruce Hampton & The Code Talkers' guitarist Bobby Lee Rogers. "Mimosa Time" is a simple and delicate accordion waltz. "You Know" is a rousing gospel song with Francine Reed pianist Jez Graham and backing vocals by Joyce & Jacque and DeDe Vogt. And "Un Día Antes" is a completely improvised melody and piano accompaniment to a poem by Buenos Aires poet Carlos Schroeder which Elise wrote during her residency at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences. | ||
| LOVE BEING HERE also expands on Elise's international repertoire. The CD includes (by popular demand) Edith Piaf's "La Vie en Rose;" "Manha de Carnaval," the theme from the Brazilian movie "Black Orpheus;" a turn of the century Italian Neapolitan love song; "Si Tú Supieras," a Cuban tango by Jorge Guitart; plus a 19th century German poem set to music by Elise in an homage to the Lieder of Mendelssohn (her great great great great uncle), Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms, the music of her parents' youth. |
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Rounding out the CD are "You Got Me" and "Bonne Nuit Lullaby," two absolute gems by Atlanta composer/lyricist Mick Kinney (Creative Loafing's Critic's Pick); "You're My Favorite Dish," a Fats Waller tribute to love and food; and the bluesy title track, a classic from Ms. Fever Peggy Lee. |
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LOVE BEING HERE WITH YOU is available on the web at www.cdbaby.com/cd/elisewitt3 or you can order directly by sending a check to: EMWorld Records PO Box 148 Pine Lake GA 30072 $15 per CD $2 postage for first CD $1 postage each additional CD |
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EMWorld Records is pleased to announce the re-issue of Elise Witt & Small Family Orchestra recordings on a double CD retrospective. The collection includes all three of the studio recordings as well as selections from the farewell concert. If you were a fan of this quirky band, you'll want to replace your scratchy LPs or your disintegrating cassette tapes. If you're new to SFO, click here (band info, songlist, reviews, etc). This is a limited edition so order now! |
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OPEN THE WINDOW © 1997 EMW-1008 A collection of original songs by Elise Witt "Beautiful!" Radio Belgium "Thrilling vocals and mesmerizing storytelling" Poets, Artists & Madmen "This may be the most diverse, interesting album I have reviewed this year." Sing Out! The Folk Song Magazine CD $15 Cassette $10 To purchase online click www.cdbaby.com/cd/elisewitt2 or efolkmusic.org |
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| MEZZANINE © 1993 EMW-1007 Elise Witt's collection of "Global, Local & Homemade Songs" including songs from Argentina, North Carolina, Chile, Georgia, France and Texas. Includes Elise's originals "That Silver Sliver of a Moon," "Lil's Song," "Night Blooming Jasmine" "Highly recommended!" Alternatives "Truly fine music" Louisville Courier "Treads that thin line between eccentric and schizophrenic..." Dirty Linen CD $15 Cassette $10 This CD is available for purchase online at www.cdbaby.com/cd/elisewitt1 or efolkmusic.org |
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WHATEVER BECAME OF ME by Joyce Brookshire ©1999 EMW-1008 "Joyce Brookshire sings with an open heart and an open life. She touches on her family, her loves, her beliefs and, most importantly, on her community. These are songs you're seldom lucky enough to hear on the radio. They're too real, too honest. Garth, Shania, Trish and Reba may have the names...but Joyce Brookshire has the goods." John McCutcheon |
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Produced by Elise Witt & DeDe Vogt at Atlanta's Sound & Fury Studio, Duchess of Cabbagetown, Joyce Brookshire's new recording features some of Atlanta's greatest acoustic musicians including the Mosier Brothers (guitar & banjo), Johnny Hibbert (sax), Linda Bolley(drums), Edward Hunter (fiddle), Mark Van Allen (pedal steel), and DeDe Vogt, L.A. Tuten, Kathleen Hatfield, and me on vocal harmonies. Joyce's songs are all stellar, ranging from the wildly hilarious (Go Away Prince Charming and Bad Attitude) to the gorgeously sublime (North Georgia Mountains and I Wish You Me). You can hear Joyce on the new Oasis Country CD compilation, Cut 2 on CD 2. and you can visit Joyce's own website at: www.joycebrookshire.com |
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| FIELDS OF WAR AND PEACE / CAMPOS DE GUERRA Y PAZ by Mauricio Amaya ©2000 SAR-1001 My dear friend Mauricio Amaya, originally from El Salvador, Atlantan for eighteen years, has just finished his first recording. Mauricio wrote all of the instrumental compositions and plays all the instruments (including guitar, zampoñas or pan pipes, bombo and other Andean percussion, and charango- the Andean mandolin made from an armadillo shell) with a guest appearance by Dave Strohauer from Earth Shaking Music on didjeridu and some percussion. I am singing on four songs in Spanish with Mauricio - Tierra Y Amor (Land and Love) by Roberto Quezada from El Salvador, El Arado (The Plow) by Victor Jara from Chile, Todo Cambia (Everything Changes) by Julio Numhauser from Chile, and El Salvador by Katia Cardenal from Nicaragua. For more information, visit Mauricio's website at http://www.singingarmadillo.com. Highly recommended! CD $15 Cassette $10 |
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ONE NIGHT AT THE RIALTO Video $ 20 |
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POSTAGE - $2 for first item / $1 for each additional item Ordering Information: Send us a letter with your name and address, tell us what you would like to order, and enclose a check or money order for the total amount made out to: |
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PO Box 148, Pine Lake GA 30072 e-mail emworld@mindspring.com |
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