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Eilen Jewell pays tribute to Loretta Lynn

Bob's guest this week is singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell, whose latest project pays tribute to the Queen of Country, Loretta Lynn.

Bob's guest this week is singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell , whose latest project pays tribute to the Queen of Country, Loretta Lynn. On the album, named after Loretta Lynn's home-town Butcher Holler, Eilen Jewell and her band cover both familiar and lesser known songs from Lynn's songwriting career throughout the 60s and 70s. Tracks include new versions of 'You Ain't Woman Enough (to Take My Man)', 'Don't Come Home A'Drinkin (with Lovin' on your mind)' and 'Fist City'.

This album is a side project for Boston based artist Eilen Jewell who released her debut album 'Boundary County' in 2005, 'Letters From Sinners & Strangers' in 2007, and her most recent album 'Sea of Tears' last year. Citing her main influences as Bessie Smith ,Billie Holiday and Bob Dylan Eilen creates a timeless sound merging folk, blues, jazz and traditional country. Her style has been described as "as defiant and teasing as prime Peggy Lee and always authentically Americana in the Gillian Welch tradition". She has also drawn comparisons with Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Chris Isaac, and sounds "like a hand-picked playlist from Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour".

1 hour

Last on

Thu 30 Sep 2010 19:00

Music Played

  • The Chicks

    Some Days You Gotta Dance

    • Fly.
    • Epic.
  • Marty Stuart

    Country Boy Rock & Roll

    • Ghost Train The Studio B Sessions.
    • Sugar Hill Records.
  • Loretta Lynn

    Wine, Women and Song

    • Legends Of The Grand Ole Opry.
    • Time Life.
  • Eilen Jewell

    Don't Come Home A Drinkin'

    • recorded 30/09/10 for Bob Harris Country.
  • Ryan Bingham

    Hallelujah

    • Junky Star.
    • hump head.
  • John Mellencamp

    The West End

    • No Better Than This.
    • Rounder.
  • Robert Plant

    The Only Sound That Matters

    • Band of Joy.
    • Rounder.
  • Loretta Lynn

    Wildwood Flower

    • Anchored In Love: A Tribute To June Cart Dualtone.
  • Eilen Jewell

    Deep As Your Pocket

    • recorded on 30/9/10 for Bob Harris Count.
  • Phosphorescent

    Nothing Was Stolen (Love Me Foolishly)

    • Here's to Taking It Easy.
    • Dead Oceans.
  • Furnace Mountain

    Ooh Belle

    • Fields Of Fescue.
    • Shepherds Ford Records.
  • Eilen Jewell

    Sweet Rose

    • Recorded 30/09/10 for Bob Harris - Tx 30.
  • Loretta Lynn

    Van Lear Rose

    • Van Lear Rose.
    • Interscope Records.

Broadcast

  • Thu 30 Sep 2010 19:00