Elana James January 19, 2008

There are violinists and there are fiddlers, and then there's Elana James. The lovely and luminous singer, songwriter and violin player has won worldwide acclaim for her performances on recordings, stage, radio and television, earning her the admiration of such legends as Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Buck Owens and Garrison Keillor. The former driving force behind the Gypsy jazz meets Western swing trio Hot Club of Cowtown, she's now creating her own new multifaceted and intercontinentally swinging sound for the 21st Century.