microphones in the trees: alela diane

Monday, October 16, 2006

alela diane

alela diane - the pirate's gospel (holocene, 2006)
"Alela Diane Menig es mi nombre. I make songs, mostly using the guitar, and I sing them.I used to live in the crazy-land. Nevada City, California. It is real nice there. Lots of trees. A River. The family spirit. Beautiful creaters of craft and music. You see, I just left the cabin with crystals in the grout between the logs to move to this new place of city forest wandering: Portland, Oregon. I've got the sweetest kitty named Bramble Rose, who keeps me company during the days here. In the passing of the time, I wind the songs round the strings... sing! sing! sing! I crit around.. sew curtains... get domestic. All the while...I've these fascinations creeping up on me of things long gone. I stop in my slippers to hold a rock I found on a beach of fog, or scatter the contents of my button jar onto the floor to explore the history of my collection. Who lost all these buttons? I'll sit for a while pawing an old grandma's handkerchief or the scrimshaw of a sailor. I think about whose hands did make these things! When outside.... feathers and fall leaves go in my hair or are tucked quietly into a pocket. What wind did blow them! Tatted lace? Bones? Children of Children of Children?
After making 650 copies by hand: sewing lace and paper bags for the case, drawing golden ships, lettering ink, and burning each cd, Holocene Music offered to release "The Pirate's Gospel" nationally. I wish that my hands were strong enough to make everything on my own, but it was no longer possible to make as many cds as I needed. I will continue to make things..." Alela Diane
influences: "campfire gospel, children singin' along, and my great aunt Fay's guitar"
sounds like: "back woods deep woods dark woods"

Pieces of String

the Rifle

Oh! mama!

the pirate's gospel

my tired feet

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Me encanta como canta esta chica vaquera

ana said...

y a mí. tiene cierto parecido con Jolie Holland, otro muy lejano con Joanna Newsom, otro más lejano con Cocorosie, incluso con Jana Hunter. o con Ella Jenkins en Pieces of String con esos coros de niños y esa voz tan especial que tiene

Anonymous said...

tengo que pillarte algo de esta chica,porque me he enamorado de ella..jejejeje.
*A mi la Beth Orton es que hace un tiempo que le tome una tirria que no puedo.Ahora ando con Women & Children y los Grizzly Bear,que estos últimos llevan un tiempecito instalados en el mp3's.Saludazos!

Anonymous said...

aquí una más que cae redondita...tres belle...

Anonymous said...

Yo eso de enamorarse no sé muy bien de qué va, pero estoy de acuerdo en que esta chica canta fenomenal. Canta mejor que escribe, desde luego, o al menos parece llegar más lejos con la voz que con las palabras.

La lluvia, el viento y el cambio de temperatura me animan a escuchar a gentecilla como Bonnie Prince Billy o esta vaquera. El otoño me encanta, pero a veces cuesta digerirlo. Tócala otra vez, Matt Elliott...

ana said...

y las veces que haga falta :)

Anonymous said...

qué bien lo sabes...