Biography
Ellen O'Meara is a Folk/Americana/Country singer/songwriter from Austin, TX, USA, who began playing guitar in 2011.
Ellen O'Meara is an emerging singer/songwriter from Austin, Texas. She is known for her poignant, but eloquent way of telling stories. In 2011, she picked up a guitar for the first time and started to write. "I felt compelled to create," she says. "I knew there was something meaningful brewing in my head and I needed to write it down. Several years ago, my brother introduced me to Townes Van Zandt. I fell in love with his songs and the way he tells stories. His music led me to Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Woody Guthrie and many other greats who have influenced my writing," reflects O'Meara. "I'm fascinated with the paradox that a person's life can be full of pain and sorrow, and all the while full of hope and light. I've seen this in myself and I write about it all the time," she continues, "I started by taking what I love about raw folk music, simple narratives with structure and purpose, and combining that with what inspires me about poetry, metaphor, and symbolism". At year's end, Ellen had written a handful of notable songs and dove head first into the recording process. Take Me to the Desert (released May 2013) includes several of her earliest songs.
Take Me to the Desert was produced, recorded and mixed by Darwin Smith. Musicians featured on the record include: Ellen O' Meara (guitar, keys, lead & background vocals, banjo, organ, electric piano, banjo, tambourine), Darwin Smith (moog snyth, wurlizter electric piano, background vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, dobro, organ, clave), Kullen Fuchs (melodica, vibraphone, trumpet, horns), Roy Coon (clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, flute), Dony Wynn (drums, percussion) Tony Rogers (cello), Nick Arbuckle (upright bass), Kim Deschamps (pedal steel) and Katy Gurley (background vocals).
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