Celebrating the future release of their new album, Break In The Clouds, with this special concert event, Swallow Hill Music is pleased to present Colorado's own Elephant Revival, offering their unmatched repertoire of Indie/Folk/Americana music. Marquee Magazine has called them "living proof that the way high Colorado Front Range town of Nederland continues to inspire some of the finest and most creative music to be found anywhere. Following the lead, but not the footsteps, of groups like Leftover Salmon and the Yonder Mountain String Band...Elephant Revival has created a unique and appealing modern acoustic sound, simultaneously soaked in all manner of tradition."
Elephant Revival plays a unique blend of an emerging new musical genre called Transcendental Folk. Individually and collectively the members of Elephant Revival have performed with some of the most prolific performers in music including Bela Fleck, John Paul Jones, Michael Franti, Little Feat, Yonder Mountain String Band, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Leftover Salmon, Railroad Earth, and State Radio, among others. The quintet can be seen delving into Scottish/Celtic fiddle tunes, original folk pieces, traditional ballads, psychedelic country, indie rock, reggae grooves, 40s/50s jazz standards and an occasional hip-hop beat amongst other styles. The band consists of Bonnie Paine (vocals, washboard, djembe, musical saw), Sage Cook (electric banjo/guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, viola, vocals), Dango Rose (double-bass, mandolin, banjo, vocals), Daniel Rodriguez (acoustic guitar, electric banjo/guitar vocals) and Bridget Law (fiddle and vocals).
For their second studio album, Elephant Revival reached out to producer David Tiller (Taarka, ThaMuseMeant). Tentatively titled Break in the Clouds, the album is all Elephant Revival originals, with songs contributed and sung by each of the five members, accompanied with sweet harmony vocals, intricately woven acoustic instruments and gentle string arrangements. Scheduled for released in May, this concert is your chance to preview the album ahead of the crowd.
Indie-Gypsy chamber folk band Taarka will open for Elephant Revival. "Blending Old World exoticism with thoroughly American folk and just a hint of a modern edge, Taarka conjures up a rich, detailed and delightful landscape." – Westword
