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Twist Run Road

Elaine Lucia

Label: Songflower Records
Released: 2020
Duration: 00:50:00
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Tracks

Under the Water;You Can't Save Me;Milkweed;Fireflies;The Instrument You Are;Twist Run Road;Starting All Over Again;At the Dance;The Face of Need;The Mockingbird;Casting;Days of Old

Personnel

Additional Personnel / Information

Elaine Lucia – acoustic / nylon-string guitar, vocals  Dave MacNab – electric / solos guitar, string quartet arrangements  Cliff Hugo – bass  Alan Hall – drums  Jonathan Alford – piano  Rob Reich – accordion The Hamilton SF Orchestra Pit String Quartet:  Kathy Marshall – violin 1, Candace Guirao – violin 2  Darcy Rindt – viola , Kelley Maulbetsch – cello String Arrangement: Dave MacNab

Album Description

Lucia’s 2020 release Twist Run Road marked a significant creative milestone, as it was her first album featuring entirely original songs. Although she had been writing music since teaching herself guitar at age 12, she rarely performed her own material with her jazz ensembles. Feeling her compositions might not be commercially viable and humbled by the immense talent of the virtuoso guitarists in her bands, Lucia lacked the confidence to share her work. Her guitarist friends inspired her to improve her guitar skills, and with their encouragement, she eventually brought her original songs to a rehearsal. Hearing a professional jazz group perform her music for the first time was a deeply emotional experience, giving her the motivation to record Twist Run Road. The recording process was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Lucia completed the album remotely and released it in September 2020. Wanting to share something meaningful during such difficult times, she made all 12 tracks available for free on her website, hoping the music might offer some comfort to those who listened. REVIEW: "You know, this is one of the most charming, heartwarming, unique, timeless, soothing but uplifting albums I ever remember hearing. It is instantly accessible and evocative of American folk from the ’60s but with a slight Bossa Nova bent. Elaine Lucia has absolutely captured my heart… and it was immediate. From enchanting waltzes to Left Bank Stephane Grapelli rhythms, I am absolutely enthralled with her breezy centeredness. It’s a little Nellie McKay, a little Jobim, a little Judy Collins, and 100% Elaine Lucia. I tell you, I’m entranced! Get this album. Highly Recommended."

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