This is pretty cool...
Eva Holbrook tells us about one of her dreams, and performs a killer original tune on her 4-string Schwab Tele-e-mando.
Heck of a dream...
"...Only Barbie guitars..."
This is pretty cool...
Eva Holbrook tells us about one of her dreams, and performs a killer original tune on her 4-string Schwab Tele-e-mando.
Heck of a dream...
"...Only Barbie guitars..."
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Bad dream, cool video!
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Actually, great dream, just a bit of rude treatment there. Nice little number. Ed, you have a very limited amount of time to post this to the Women With Mandolins thread before I do!
(She has been mentioned before there, on her own and as a member of her family band, SHEL, named for herself and her sisters: Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza. Videos abound ...)
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If I ever play drums in a band again, I want her in the band. Pat your foot through that tune as she plays it. "Perfect" timing all the way through.
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She is a pro. Thanks to this I have been checking out more music from her and SHEL, and they are a breath of fresh air. Thanks for turning us on to her/them, Ed! And she can keep the hat, no matter what the drummer said. (Might want to ease up on the late night anchovies, though ... )
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Pretty incredible indeed -great playing and also great composition
wow. that is pretty cool...
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That was a great vid! and then I clicked through to their version of the Battle of Evermore- great also!
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Damn.... :-)
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Thanks for introducing us to SHEL. Great mandolin and in an unusual (for most us) context.
I wasn't much on the story, but she can play!
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I just discovered a recording of this tune (officially titled 'Born From Jets') with full instrumentation. It is apparently from Eva's solo album entitled "The Very Last Dream".
This is so awesome I almost can't believe it. There is a definite 'Eric Johnson vibe' happening here IMO.
This is killer stuff! It will be fun watching this young woman's career develop..."The Electric Sarah Jarosz".
c.1965 Harmony Monterey H410 Mandolin
"What a long, strange trip it's been..." - Robert Hunter
"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
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Maybe it's just me, but give me the "live" solo version in the (fake?) bedroom any day over the overdubbed, layered, reverb-smeared one from the album.
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Eva Holbrook + Schwab Tele-mando + Peavey Classic 30 = Another fine e-mando video.
c.1965 Harmony Monterey H410 Mandolin
"What a long, strange trip it's been..." - Robert Hunter
"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
Think Hippie Thoughts...
Gear: The Current Cast of Characters
Thanks for posting this! It's so refreshing to see young musicians (SHEL) playing this kind of music at this level. Awesome!
c.1965 Harmony Monterey H410 Mandolin
"What a long, strange trip it's been..." - Robert Hunter
"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
Think Hippie Thoughts...
Gear: The Current Cast of Characters
Ed - Rebecca Lovell called, wondering why she hasn't heard from you in a while.
From the interviewer's preface: I must admit that I have never given the mandolin much thought. For some reason it brings images of renaissance fairs and court jesters to my mind. This my friend is what is called ignorance. For you see the mandolin has had an impressive career as a musical instrument since its creation in the seventeenth century. The mandolin is a well respected instrument that has been picked up by some modern day heavy weights. Don Felder of the Eagles, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, Peter Buck of REM, and David Bowie just to name a few. Even Green Day's Billie-Joe Armstrong played it on their album Warning. And just like them Eva Holbrook from the band SHEL picked up a mandolin offered to her by her father in a Fort Collins music store.
Heady company.* Now, I knew about John Paul Jones and Peter Buck, but the others ... Pretty sure Jerry's second instrument was banjo (or pedal steel), and he got some buddy of his to play mandolin here and there - I forget his name, he wasn't half bad. As to the others - this is the first I'm hearing about this. Can anyone corroborate? Please do, before I spend the next half hour trying to verify. Thanks!
And no kidding - thanks, Ed, for spreading the word about Eva. She's a good 'un!
* Even more impressive is the role Eva's father had in the careers of so many accomplished musicians. And that music store in Fort Collins has quite the customer list. Who knew?
PS: OK, The Eagles and Green Day have indeed made it onto the Mandolin Rock Songs list, but not Bowie. Back to the search ...
PPS: Not seeing any evidence of Bowie playing mandolin, but I have found one cut which features the instrument: "Fantastic Voyage" from The Lodger (1979) - mandolin by Simon House, Adrian Belew, and Tony Visconti
I see that the chorus of "Wild Is The Wind" from Stationtostation begins with: You touch me, I hear the sound of mandolins but this is a lyric snippet, and a cover at that.
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I saw SHEL do a set just a few days ago, including a new song that was terrific. Overall it was about what I expected although in this particular setting we got more total ensemble sound than mandolin in specific. All the ladies are talented and engaging and certainly on the rise. Actually I was most impressed with Liza's percussion.
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And havin fun in the barnyard... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ9ClqNEfOA
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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Finders Keepers, my duo with the astoundingly talented and versatile Patti Rothberg. Our EP is finally done, and available! PM me, while they last!
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